Nick Aquart

Associate Litigation

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3195

Nick Aquart

Practices

Overview

Nick Aquart is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on complex trial and appellate litigation.

Before joining Kirkland, Nick served as a law clerk to Judge Justin R. Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Judge John K. Bush of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Judge David L. Russell of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. He also previously served in the Chambers of Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the United States Supreme Court.

Law ClerkHonorable Justin R. WalkerUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Law ClerkHonorable John K. BushUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Law ClerkHonorable David L. RussellUnited States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Judicial ExternHonorable Robert E. BacharachUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Chambers InternHonorable Sonia Sotomayor, Associate JusticeSupreme Court of the United States

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2021District of Columbia
  • 2019Florida

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Education

  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.2019

    Boykin C. Wright Memorial Prize (Ames Moot Court Finalist)

    Assistant Articles Editor and Subscriptions Manager, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

  • Florida International UniversityB.B.A., Financesumma cum laude2014

    Certificate in Banking and International Bank Management

    Presidential Scholarship Recipient

    Dean's List, 2011–2014

    Excellence in Civic Engagement Medallion of Distinction