Nick Hodges represents public and private companies in complex litigation and government investigations throughout the United States.
Nick has experience in all stages of litigation, including trials, appeals, motion practice, mediations, arbitrations, and discovery. Nick's experience covers a variety of matters, including trade secrets, data privacy and cybersecurity, securities fraud, products liability, antitrust, public nuisance, RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act), unfair competition, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. Nick also defends clients in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general involving possible violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statutes (AKS), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and state public nuisance laws. Nick maintains an active pro bono practice.
Prior to joining Jones Day, Nick clerked in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
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Publications Prior to Jones Day
2016
Solving the Zero Problem: Marginal Analysis as a Second Best Alternative to Cost-Benefit Analysis, 27 Stan. L. & Pol'y Rev. 159, [viii] (2016)
2015
Multi-Tiered Preemption: Regulating Fracking at the Federal, State, and Local Levels, 38 Environs: Envtl. L. & Pol'y J. 167, 190 (2015)
Accountable Care Organizations: Realigning the Incentive Problems in the U.S. Health Care System, 26 U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 99, 130 (2015)
- Yale University (J.D. 2015); Amherst College (B.A. summa cum laude 2011)
- California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of California
- Law Clerk to: Judge Richard R. Clifton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2017-2018) and Judge Marilyn L. Huff, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (2016-2017)