Overview

Nick Niles is a partner in the Government & Internal Investigations Group in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Nick represents and counsels clients on government enforcement actions, internal investigations, and cross-border transactional and compliance matters, with a focus on anti-corruption, sanctions, anti-money laundering, and related international risks.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-author, “FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Reporting — Implications for Family Offices,” Private Investment & Family Office Insights, June 7, 2023

Co-author, “FinCEN Issues Final Rule Relating to New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Obligations for Private Fund Managers, Private Funds and Portfolio Investments,” Kirkland AIM, October 4, 2022

"Effective International Risk Strategies for Nontraditional Investments," Bloomberg Law Securities Regulation & Law Report, February 5, 2018

Press Mentions

Quoted in, “Local Lawyers Help Malian Woman Gain Asylum After Years of Abuse,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, August 31, 2012

Recognition

Named a "Rising Star" by Illinois Super Lawyers, 2016–2023

Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. for International Trade, 2020–2022

Memberships & Affiliations

Enforcement Risk in Cross-Border Transactions, University of Chicago School of Law (co-teacher, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023) 

Board Member, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2011New York
  • 2011Illinois

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Education

  • Washington University in St. Louis, School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2010

    Washington University Law Review, Executive Editor

  • Washington University in St. LouisB.A., Political Science2007