Nicole Mastrocinque

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

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

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"

Overview Experience Knowledge

Notre Dame University, JD, Cum Laude
State University of New York at Stony Brook, BA, Magna Cum Laude

New Jersey
New York

Alerts

Bankruptcy Avoidance Actions, Part 2 – Fraudulent Transfers

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

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

Federal Court Voids Regulation Authorizing IRS to Assess ACA Employer Penalties

Building Industry Groups and Municipalities Clash With NYSDEC Over Recent Changes to State Wetland Law and New Wetland Regulations

Not-for-Profits Face New Threats to Tax-Exempt Status

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NicoleMastrocinque

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

Biography

Bar Associations

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

Prior Experience

Selected Community Activities

Selected Honors

Selected Speaking Engagements

Selected Media

Education

Practices & Industries

Admitted to Practice

Featured Media

Alerts

Bankruptcy Avoidance Actions, Part 2 – Fraudulent Transfers

Alerts

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

Alerts

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

Alerts

Federal Court Voids Regulation Authorizing IRS to Assess ACA Employer Penalties

Alerts

Building Industry Groups and Municipalities Clash With NYSDEC Over Recent Changes to State Wetland Law and New Wetland Regulations

Alerts

Not-for-Profits Face New Threats to Tax-Exempt Status