Nicholas Lancaster provides strategic counsel to corporate and government clients responding to high-profile crises, government investigations and congressional oversight. Drawing on his experience in international markets, he advises clients on complex legal, political, and reputational risks, including matters involving economic and national security issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lancaster worked for nearly 10 years in cross-border investment banking, including as a partner at a London-based boutique that specialized in structuring private credit solutions for investments into emerging markets. He was awarded the 40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award for Deal Making in International Banking from M&A Advisor. Most recently, he was an intern with the Appellate Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and a judicial intern for the Honorable George Hazel of the US District Court for the District of Maryland. While completing his Master’s in International Economic Policy at Sciences Po, Mr. Lancaster held research positions at the University of Oxford and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Mr. Lancaster is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Harvard Law School, 2024

      Executive Technical Editor and Board Member, Harvard Journal on Law and Gender
    • MA, International Economic Policy, Sciences Po Paris, 2013

    • BA, Economics and International Relations, Lehigh University, 2011

  • Admissions

    • New York

  • Languages

    • French

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