Overview
Nicole Malick is a litigator whose practice includes intellectual property disputes, class actions, and other complex commercial matters.
Nicole represents clients in a diverse range of industries, including defending a fashion company against copyright infringement allegation, enforcing an automotive company’s design patent rights, and defending a technology company in a false advertising class action. She has resolved several threatened and pending false advertising class actions against dietary supplement companies and secured dismissal of all claims against a biotech startup founder in a patent infringement suit.
Nicole is actively involved in pro bono work, regularly assisting clients seeking to clean their criminal records. In her spare time, she enjoys trying and recommending restaurants, playing tennis, and traveling. She also speaks conversational French.
Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch” (2025)
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA), Women in IP Committee
Criminal Record Cleaning Declaration Drafting with Root and Rebound (2021-Present)
Experience
Resolved several threatened and pending false advertising class actions against dietary supplement companies.
Secured dismissal of all claims against a biotech startup founder in a patent infringement suit.
Credentials
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
University of Pennsylvania, B.A. magna cum laude, Sociology
Winston & Strawn LLP, 2021-2022
Admitted in California
Federal Courts:
U.S. District Court for the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California
