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

Firm Highlights

Event

Maine HR Convention: Workshop C: What Every Plan Sponsor Needs to Know-Your Fiduciary Duties in 2023

Join Verrill's Christopher S. Lockman at the 2023 Maine HR Convention where he will be presenting Workshop C: What Every Plan Sponsor Needs to Know-Your Fiduciary Duties in 2023 . This workshop will review...

News

Verrill's Norman Belanger and Betts Gorsky Featured in Mainebiz Article

Publication/Podcast

Litigation Update: Jack Daniels V. Bad Spaniels. Is It Parody or Is It Trademark Infringement?

This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in the case, Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, U.S. Doc. No. 22-148, to decide the question: Can we do that? It’s been...

Blog

HR Power Hour with Sabine Gedeon

Blog

Carolyn Gilbert Nominated to Maine PUC

On March 28, Governor Janet Mills nominated Carolyn “Carrie” Gilbert to serve a six-year term on the Maine Public Utilities Commission. For the past 15 years, Gilbert has worked at Daymark Energy Advisors where...

Event

Maine HR Convention: Workshop A: Out of Sight, Out of Mind-Legal Implications of Proximity Bias

Join Verrill's Tawny L. Alvarez at the 2023 Maine HR Convention where she will be presenting Workshop A:Out of Sight, Out of Mind-Legal Implications of Proximity Bias. Proximity bias can raise discrimination issues for...

Publication/Podcast

Telehealth compliance after the public health emergency

Verrill attorneys David G. Lazarus and Alicia M. Siani recently published an article in Compliance Cosmos titled, “Telehealth compliance after the public health emergency.” In it they discuss how COVID-19 impacted telehealth usage for...

News

David Lazarus Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article Regarding Cryptocurrency Whistleblowing.

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...

Matter

Advised Fortune 500 Company on Group Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

We were engaged by a Fortune 500 manufacturing company to provide legal and compliance services regarding its group health and welfare benefit plans. During the course of our representation, we have advised the company...

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