
Nicole K. Smith is a Managing Associate in Dentons’ San Francisco/Oakland office, and a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice with a focus on complex Commercial Litigation and White Collar and Government Investigations. Nicole specializes in representing global tech companies, financial institutions, and pharmaceutical companies in business litigation, consumer class actions, privacy and data security litigation, securities litigation, and investigations and enforcement proceedings before the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. She is experienced in all phases of litigation from pleadings through trial and appeal, and practices in both state and federal courts nationwide, in addition to arbitrations. Prior to joining Dentons, Nicole worked as a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of a prominent global law firm. She previously served as a judicial extern for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.