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Nicholas M. O'Donnell

Associate

Nicholas M. O’Donnell is an associate in the Litigation Department of our Boston office. His practice focuses primarily on complex civil litigation. Nick is the editor of the Art Law Report, a blog that provides timely updates and commentary on legal issues in the museum and visual arts communities.

Representative Client Work

  • Aid international manufacturers and financial institutions in cross-border disputes
  • Advise European state museums and domestic art museums on wartime restitution claims
  • Represent public and private companies and individuals in complex contractual, non-competition and non-solicitation disputes
  • Obtain preliminary and permanent relief for real property owners concerning property use and rights
  • Counsel investment advisers in regulatory compliance and class action civil litigation
  • Successfully defended religious academy in challenges to governance
  • Litigate in federal and state courts concerning rights of victims of international child abduction
  • Obtain restraining orders for victims of domestic violence and successfully assert privacy rights of victims of violent crime

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

Publications

Client Advisories

Speaking Engagements

  • "Essentials for the New Collector," The Ellis Boston Antiques Show (October 21, 2011) 

Awards & Honors

  • "Up & Coming Lawyer," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2008
  • "Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers, (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Professional & Civic Activities

  • Past Vice President, Danforth Museum of Art Board of Trustees
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Boston Bar Association, Public Interest Leadership Program

Education

  • J.D., Boston College Law School, 2003
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Williams College, 1997
Practice Areas
Languages
  • German
  • Spanish
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