Clifford "Cliff" Nichols works in the Commercial Litigation department and the White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations practice group. He is E-Discovery Counsel and directs all electronic investigations.
Cliff has significant and extensive experience representing financial institutions in connection with insider trading, fraud, SEC compliance and other wrongdoings. Cliff also designs and directs civil e-discovery and government subpoena responses for a wide range of clients including universities, hospitals, private equity firms and manufacturing. Cliff is an appointed Special Assistant Attorney General for a state government.

 A regular speaker at e-discovery conferences and events, Cliff is recognized as a leader in the cost-saving and efficient use of predictive coding and other types of Technology Assisted Review (TAR).

Cliff volunteers with Lawyers for Children America.

Cliff was a legal intern for The Honorable Janet C. Hall, U.S. District Judge, and for The Honorable Barry Garber, U.S. Magistrate.