Nick Gouverneur’s practice focuses on complex commercial and real estate litigation, including commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan workouts, litigation, and enforcement actions. Nick also has experience with regulatory compliance, investigations, and enforcement actions, particularly in interactions with state attorneys general and other regulatory bodies.
- Represented a privately held sporting goods retailer in responding to a civil investigative demand from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office concerning a promotional credit for a certain store brand credit card.
- Successfully defended a national credit union in a debt collection case, securing a favorable summary judgment ruling against counterclaims filed under the Wisconsin Consumer Act.
- Advised a national bank in responding to a civil investigative demand sent from the Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia related to untimely escheatment from the bank’s prepaid debit card program.
- Successfully represented client in federal court challenge to local government restrictions on use of client’s property to temporarily shelter individuals experiencing homelessness.
- Indiana appellate court grapples with state AGs’ personal jurisdiction over digital platforms, Westlaw Today, October 25, 2024.
- AI is now the Domain of State AGs and Businesses Should Take Notice, Journal of Internet Law, January 2025.
- 2026 State Attorney General Elections: What You Need to Know, Reuters and Westlaw Today, November 18, 2025.
Admissions
- Illinois
Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association
Education
- J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, 2024
- Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, Member
- B.A., political science, University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2021