Nick is co-chair of Reed Smith’s U.S. Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Group. He advises high-growth technology companies and tech-focused private equity, growth capital, and venture capital firms on a range of corporate matters, including M&A and financing rounds.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented Harvest Partners and Sparq in the acquisitions of Octobot, Kingsmen Software and Amplify Consulting.
Represented Gnosis Freight in its growth equity investment from Vista Equity Partners
Represented Neighborly Software in its sale of a majority of its equity to Falfurrias Capital Partners
Represented Harvest Partners and Sparq in the acquisitions of Octobot, Kingsmen Software and Amplify Consulting.
Represented Gnosis Freight in its growth equity investment from Vista Equity Partners
Represented Neighborly Software in its sale of a majority of its equity to Falfurrias Capital Partners
Represented Sparq in its sale of a majority of its equity to Harvest Partners
Represented Azalea Health in its sale of a majority of its equity to LLR Partners and in subsequent bolt-on acquisitions
Represented MapAnything in its sale to Salesforce.com, Inc. for $213 million
Represented Mailchimp in several strategic acquisitions
Represented Sightplan in its sale to SmartRent for $135 million
Represented SSM Partners in its majority investment into Quire
Represented K1 Capital, a leading technology-focused private equity fund, in numerous platform and bolt-on acquisitions of technology companies
Represented Sage Software in the sale of its payments division to GTCR for $260 million
Represented QGenda in its sale of a majority of its equity to Francisco Partners
Represented leading venture funds nationally in numerous venture and growth stage investments into technology companies, including: SSM Partners, Bain Capital, Harvest Partners, Roan Equity, Lewis & Clark Ventures, Argentum Capital Partners, Lead Edge Capital, LLR Partners, BIP Ventures, Kinetic Ventures, Phoenix Capital Ventures and multiple corporate venture arms.
Represented leading technology companies throughout the country in venture capital rounds in the form of equity, convertible debt and SAFEs (Simple Agreements for Future Equity), and venture debt, including:
- FinQuery in its $25 million Series B financing led by Periphas Capital and Lavelle Capital
- Flatfile in its $50 million Series B financing led by Tiger Global, with participation from Gradient Ventures, Scale Ventures, Workday Ventures, Afore Capital and Two Sigma Ventures
- OneRail in its $42 million Series C financing led by Aliment Capital
- Yellow Card in its $33 million Series C financing led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Polychain Capital, Third Prime Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Block, Inc., Galaxy Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors, Hutt Capital and Winklevoss Capital
- Nucleus Security in its $43 million Series B financing led by Arthur Ventures and Lead Edge Capital.
Recognitions
- Ranked in Chambers USA, for Nationwide Startups & Emerging Companies, 2023 – 2025
- Recognized in On the Rise, Southeastern Legal Awards, 2023
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021
Credentials
Education
Education
- Vanderbilt University, 2012, J.D., Business Law Certificate, Dean’s List, Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Award (3x)
- University of Georgia, 2009, B.B.A., summa cum laude with honors, Presidential Scholar
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Georgia
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Board Member, Endeavor Southeast (2025)
- Chairman, Atlanta Advisory Board, Endeavor (2025)
- Selection Committee Co-Chair, Venture Atlanta Conference (2022 – 2023)
- Advisor, Atlanta Tech Village (2018 – 2023)
- Board Member, Atlanta Technology Angels (2021 – 2023)
- Selection Committee Member, Top 40 Innovative Companies, Technology Association of Georgia (2021)
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