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Nicolas D. Franco is a member of King & Spalding's global disputes practice where he represents a broad range of companies across all facets of commerical litigation in state and federal court. Nicolas joined King & Spalding's Los Angeles office from a clerkship with the Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Prior to clerking, Mr. Franco worked as an appellate public defender with the Center for Appellate Litigation, where he litigated appellate matters on behalf of indigent defendants in New York's state court system.

Mr. Franco earned his law degree from New York University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Chicago. At NYU Law, Mr. Franco took on numerous leadership roles, including serving as the Co-Chair of the Latinx Law Students Association. Prior to law school, he advised Fortune 500 companies as a management consultant with Deloitte.

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Credentials

J.D., New York University School of Law, Dean John Sexton Graduation Prize, Derrick Bell Scholarship for Public Service, Social Sector Diversity Fellowship

A.B., University of Chicago

California

New York

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Judicial Clerk, Gonzalo P. Curiel, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

American Bar Association

California Lawyer's Association

Hispanic National Bar Association

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Mexican American Bar Association

New Leaders Council (Fellow)

English

Spanish

Credentials

J.D., New York University School of Law, Dean John Sexton Graduation Prize, Derrick Bell Scholarship for Public Service, Social Sector Diversity Fellowship

A.B., University of Chicago

California

New York

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Judicial Clerk, Gonzalo P. Curiel, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

American Bar Association

California Lawyer's Association

Hispanic National Bar Association

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Mexican American Bar Association

New Leaders Council (Fellow)

English

Spanish