Gunderson Dettmer LLP

Fund Formation; Fund Operations and Compliance

Nick is a partner in our Private Funds Group in Boston focusing on the formation, structuring, operations and governance of private funds.

Nick represents private fund firms in all aspects of fund formation, structuring, operations and governance. He specializes in advising sponsors of technology-focused funds in the U.S. and internationally. As fund counsel, Nick leads all parts of the fundraising legal process, including managing negotiations with prospective investors and efficiently executing fund closings, while offering objective, practical, focused business and legal insights and market intelligence. He takes a proactive results-oriented approach and has helped his clients raise hundreds of funds, ranging from top-tier industry leaders to first-time managers.

Nick exclusively represents fund sponsors. This singular focus and commitment allows him to give unbiased advice and minimizes conflicts of interest. The depth and breadth of his experience and market knowledge enables him to provide valuable business and strategic advice, while balancing the competing interests of fund sponsors and their investors. Leveraging his finance and tax background, Nick brings a comprehensive perspective, providing tailored solutions to meet his fund clients’ needs. He maintains a wide-ranging expertise in the various legal matters impacting investment firms and their funds, including securities laws, tax laws and other applicable rules and regulations.

CFA Charterholder Boston University School of Law, LL.M. Suffolk University Law School, J.D. magna cum laude Boston College, B.S., Finance and Philosophy magna cum laude