Biography

Nick brings a passion for business and an eye for the practical in serving Verrill’s business clients. Nick’s practice focuses on a broad range of transactions and corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, licensing, entity formation, and general business counseling.

In the mergers and acquisitions context, Nick assists clients with pre-merger/acquisition analysis and notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act. Nick also has particular experience drafting and negotiating contracts, such as license, distribution, and marketing agreements, for various software companies and manufacturers.

Before joining Verrill, Nick attended the University of Maine School of Law in his hometown of Portland, Maine. Prior to law school, Nick helped manage his family’s small business, which has operated in Greater Portland for over 60 years. Nick also served in the United States Army as an Infantry platoon leader, executive officer, and operations officer, attaining the rank of Captain. While in the Army, Nick graduated from Army Ranger School and Airborne School, and deployed overseas to the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Nick lives in Portland with his wife, Stephanie, and sons, Jack and Will. When he’s not at the office, Nick enjoys spending time with his family in the Maine outdoors, trying his hand at a complex recipe, and watching the New England Patriots.

Services/Industries

Education

  • University of Maine School of Law  (J.D., magna cum laude)
    • Research and Technical Editor, Maine Law Review
    • Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing Department
  • Bates College  (B.A.)

Public Service

  • Member, Young Leaders Council, Make-A-Wish Maine (2018-present)
  • Mentor, Portland High School Mentoring Program (2017-2018)

Bar Admissions

  • Maine

Honors

  • Faculty Significant Achievement Award, University of Maine School of Law

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Firm Highlights

Blog

Catch-Up Contributions: IRS Provides Relief from Roth Requirements of SECURE 2.0

On August 25, 2023, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2023-62 , providing much needed relief for employers who have been struggling to implement Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0&rdquo...

Matter

Successful Representation of Insurer before U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Verrill successfully represented an insurer before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine in an insurance coverage matter alleging that the insurer improperly denied a defense and indemnification to a landlord under...

Matter

Elections and Constitutional Law: Successfully Challenged Certification of Initiative Petition

In a victory for consumers and the ride-hailing public, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently barred the Secretary of State from placing on the November ballot initiative petitions proposed by companies such as Uber...

News

82 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024, Including 10 Named Lawyers of the Year

Publication/Podcast

No Longer a Walk In The Park -- Entity Formation Under the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act

Presently, forming a corporation, LLC, or other entity in the U.S. can be done on a largely anonymous basis, without naming its owners and with only limited disclosures about managers, officers, and directors. Under...

Event

Conducting Workplace Investigations

Join Verrill’s Erik Peters and Elizabeth Johnston on Wednesday, October 18, for Conducting Workplace Investigations. When and why should you open an investigation? Who is the best person to conduct it? Should you handle...

Event

Annual Update: The Legal Year in Review

More details coming soon!

Publication/Podcast

Corporate Transparency Act regulations will go into effect soon and will affect almost all startup companies

On August 18, the Maine Venture Fund published an article by Verrill Partner Gregory Fryer, “Corporate Transparency Act regulations will go into effect soon and will affect almost all startup companies.” In the article...

News

Gratitude for Anya Endsley

Blog

How AI Can Alter Skill Contests

AI could very well be today’s “Modern Prometheus” in the world of skill contests. Earlier this year, the AI-generated photograph “The Electrician” was a finalist in the World Photograph Organization’s Sony World Photograph Awards...

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