Nicola is an associate in the Financial Services Litigation practice group. Her practice focuses on representing corporate clients in federal and state court in complex litigation matters. Nicola's practices centers around financial litigation, business disputes, and consumer litigation.
Before joining the firm, Nicola served as a law clerk to the Honorable Claude M. Hilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Representative Experience
Represents financial institutions in various commercial and lender liability disputes, including lawsuits regarding contractual disputes, negligence, fraud, business torts, and state consumer protection statutes.
Represents creditors and lenders in actions brought under federal statutes such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth-in-Lending Act, and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
Represents clients in estate and probate matters.
Reported Decisions
Sun Hotel, Inc. v. SummitBridge Credit Investments III, LLC, No. CL-2012-14062, 2013 Va. Cir. LEXIS 4 (Fairfax County Jan. 23, 2013) (dismissing claims for declaratory judgment, fraud, constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation, breach of implied duty of good faith and fair dealing, and rescission of an interest rate swap agreement).
Lepelletier v. Fair Oak Motors, Inc., No. 1:11cv1268 (LMB/IDD), 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109363 (E.D. Va. Feb. 24, 2012) (dismissing FCRA claim because no impermissible purpose existed), aff'd per curiam, 475 Fed. App'x. 16 (4th Cir. 2012).
Work Experience
Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2011-present
Law Clerk, The Honorable Claude M. Hilton, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2010-2011
Law Clerk, United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Federal Major Crimes Division, 2009
Summer Associate, Office of the Legislative Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives, 2009
Judicial Intern, The Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Memberships
· Federal Bar Association
· Virginia Bar Association
· Fairfax Bar Association