Nick Rosellini represents clients in high-stakes appellate litigation in courts across the country.
Nick’s practice focuses primarily on appeals, as well as strategic advice and dispositive motions at the trial level. He has drafted dozens of briefs in the US Supreme Court, federal courts of appeal, federal district courts, and state appellate courts. Having clerked on federal and state courts in California, as well as on the US Supreme Court, Nick has particular expertise litigating before the Ninth Circuit, federal district courts in California, and California state appellate courts. His cases span a wide variety of subject areas, including:
Nick frequently represents clients in the technology sector, as well as other industries.
Before joining Latham, Nick worked as a law clerk for Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the US Supreme Court, Justice Mariano Florentino Cuéllar of the California Supreme Court, Judge Michelle T. Friedland of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Judge Charles R. Breyer of the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
Nick graduated from Stanford Law School, where he served as an editor of the Stanford Law Review and participated in Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and Three Strikes Project.
Nick maintains an extensive pro bono practice focused on disability rights, immigration, and criminal justice. He also serves on the Pro Bono Committee for the firm’s Bay Area offices.
Nick’s experience includes:
Latham litigators honored for achieving a “Top Appellate Reversals of 2024” for a landmark appellate ruling on behalf of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA).
Latham litigators recognized after securing dismissal with prejudice for Meta in one of the largest stock drop securities class actions ever filed.
Latham litigators honored after the Delaware Supreme Court upheld Latham’s motion to dismiss win for Edwards Lifesciences in a US$300 million earn-out dispute and for securing a major Ninth Circuit victory for global investment fund BC Partners.