Nicole M. Zeiss

Nicole M. Zeiss is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP.  A litigator with more than two decades of class action experience, Nicole leads the Firm’s Settlement Group, which analyzes the fairness and adequacy of the procedures used in class action settlements.  Her practice focuses on negotiating and documenting complex class action settlements and obtaining the required court approval of the settlements, notice procedures, and payments of attorneys’ fees.

Nicole was part of the Labaton Keller Sucharow team that successfully litigated the $185 million settlement in In re Bristol-Myers Squibb Securities Litigation.  She played a significant role in In re Monster Worldwide, Inc. Securities Litigation ($47.5 million settlement).  Nicole also litigated on behalf of investors who were damaged by fraud in the telecommunications, hedge fund, and banking industries.  Over the past fifteen years, Nicole has been focused on finalizing the Firm’s securities class action settlements, including in cases against Schering-Plough ($473 million), Massey Energy Company ($265 million), SCANA ($192.5 million), Fannie Mae ($170 million), and Alexion Pharmaceuticals ($125 million), among many others.

Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, Nicole practiced poverty law at MFY Legal Services.  She also worked at Gaynor & Bass practicing general complex civil litigation, particularly representing the rights of freelance writers seeking copyright enforcement.

Nicole is a member of the New York City Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.  Nicole also maintains a commitment to pro bono legal services.

She received a Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Barnard College.