Nicolle Sayers

Nicolle has experience with commercial and criminal litigation, internal and governmental investigations and white-collar defense. She has experience advising on a variety of cross-border matters, representing individuals and corporations. Nicolle is fluent in Spanish. 

Nicolle is strongly committed to pro bono service and has represented individuals seeking legal aid for immigration and discriminatory matters. 

Work highlights

• Mylan Pharmaceuticals CIO: securing complete dismissal of DOJ securities fraud charges two weeks before trial and representing the executive in a parallel SEC enforcement action. 

• A pharmaceutical executive: representing an executive in a DOJ prosecution alleging insider trading, a pump and dump scheme and fraud.
• Several bank executives: advising clients in connection with multiple governmental investigations, including the SEC, DFPI, FRB and DOJ.

• A large multinational corporation: advising on an independent internal compliance investigation in connection with allegations of fraud and conflicts of interest. 

• A leading international electronics company: advising on complex civil litigation and a commercial dispute. 

• A global financial institution: advising on an internal compliance investigation in connection with a parallel SEC and CFTC investigation. 

• An international company: advising on a multinational merger in connection with a governmental inquiry into antitrust matters. 

Nicolle is a member of the D.C. Bar Association, the Hispanic Bar Associations’ D.C. Chapter and the National Hispanic Bar Association.

Nicolle also maintains an active pro bono practice and has advised on discriminatory policing cases seeking to safeguard the constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and has also advised national organizations on abortion and housing laws and regulations across the country. She has represented undocumented individuals in T-Visa applications and proceedings, represented an undocumented minor in SIJS proceedings and represented an individual alleging discriminatory prosecutorial practices.

Nicolle received her B.A.in Political Science and Women’s Studies from the University of Florida, and her Juris Doctor at the American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL).
 
In law school she was a Student Attorney at the AUWCL Criminal Justice Clinic Prosecution in the Montgomery County State Attorney’s Office District Court. She was also the Executive Editor of The Criminal Law Prosecutor, American University’s only dedicated criminal law publication. Nicolle was a member and Finance Director of the Mock Trial Honor Society, where she competed in 6 national competitions, winning several awards and placing as quarterfinalist in 3 competitions. 
 
Nicolle was also a senior staffer on the Business Law Review, a publication providing coverage and analysis of trends in the business law community.