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NicoleMastrocinque

She | Her | Hers

Associate

"Practicing law requires creativity, dedication, passion, and persistence—qualities I bring to each client."

Overview

Biography

Nicole concentrates her practice on advising and representing clients in both commercial litigation and construction and surety matters. She has gained experience through a wide range of roles, including as an attorney-advisor within the Office of Trade for US Customs and Border Protection.

Bar Associations

  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Bar Association of Erie County

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • Barclay Damon’s Women’s Forum
Experience

Prior Experience

  • US Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings Department, Attorney-Advisor
  • Notre Dame Law School Economic Justice Clinic, Certified Legal Intern
  • Notre Dame Law Exoneration Project, Legal Intern
  • Rivkin Radler LLP, Summer Associate
  • US Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, Criminal Division, Law Clerk
     

Selected Community Activities

  • Mishawaka Youth Cheerleading, Former Coach
  • Volunteer Lawyer Network, Former Intake Specialist

Selected Honors

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®: Commercial Litigation, 2025
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Upstate New York Rising Stars: Business Litigation, 2024
  • Arthur W. Page Society Case Study Competition, First Prize
  • Notre Dame Law School, Faculty Award for Excellence, Cybercrime
Knowledge

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • US Department of Commerce, Office of General Counsel, Commercial Law Development Program, “The Legal Framework of Informal Agency Rulemaking” 

Selected Media

  • New York Law Journal, "Who Decides If a Dispute Is Arbitratable?"
  • New York Law Journal, Decisions of Interest, "Case Dismissed, Causes of Action Was 'Unintelligible Conspiracy Theory'"
  • Kendall Hunt Publications, SAGE Publishing, and the Jesuit Business Case Collection at Le Moyne College, “Johnson & Johnson: A Crisis Over Baby Powder"

Featured Media

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EPA Issues Memorandum Reminding States and Tribes of Their Limited Authority Under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act

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Non-Judicial Collateral Remedies, Part 2 – Sale of Collateral

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NYS Court of Appeals Applies the Assumption of Risk Doctrine to One Golf Course Injury but Not Another

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Bankruptcy Avoidance Actions, Part 2 – Fraudulent Transfers

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NYS Court of Appeals: CVA Plaintiff Must Prove Notice of Abuse Applying Then-Prevailing Standards in Decades-Old Sexual Abuse Case

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Website Accessibility Lawsuits: Several "Tester" Plaintiffs—Darnell Williams, Tanisia Bowman, Dominique Tompkins, Kimberly Miller, and Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez—Targeting Businesses in Recent Flurry of Lawsuits