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Nicholas Diamand

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Nick was a partner in Lieff Cabraser's New York office from 2006 to 2008 and is now Of Counsel to the firm. He graduated from Columbia College and attended the College of Law in London, England, before practicing for four years at Herbert Smith in London and Hong Kong. Thereafter, he received his LLM from Columbia University Law School and spent a year as a law clerk for Edward R. Korman, the then-Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. He joined Lieff Cabraser in 2003.

Nick is currently a board member of Human Rights USA.

Prior Employment

  • Solicitor, Herbert Smith, London (1999-2001)
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward R. Korman, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2002-2003)

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Education

  • College of Law, London, England (C.P.E.; L.P.C.; Commendation, 1997)

     

    Columbia Law School (LL.M., Stone Scholar, 2002)

     

    Columbia University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992)

Memberships

  • American Society of International Law

  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York

  • Law Society of England and Wales

  • New York State Bar Association

  • Public Justice Foundation

Admissions

  • New York

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

  • U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

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