Nish’s practice focuses on the representation of institutional investors, hedge funds, business development companies, small business investment companies (SBICs), private equity groups, and sponsors in their investment, buy-out, and finance transactions.

Overview

As an associate of the Investment Team, Nish’s practice is primarily focused on finance-related transactions, specifically within the areas of private equity, mezzanine finance and venture capital. Nish’s practice also includes the representation of equity investors in connection with buy-out, co-investment and other mergers and acquisitions-related transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Nish clerked served as a law clerk for the Honorable Thompson M. Dietz of the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC. At the Court, he drafted judicial opinions on topics including federal takings law, bid protests, government contracts, and military pay law.

After graduating law school, Nish worked as the Microsoft Research Fellow for The Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine & Law in St. Louis, Missouri. During his time at the Institute, Nish drafted testimony before the United States Senate on AI regulation, assisted Congressional offices in drafting privacy legislation, and provided comment on proposed executive rulemaking on child privacy protection.

Nish earned his B.S. in Systems Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis in 2020. He earned his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 2023 where he served as an Executive Articles Editor for the Washington University Journal of Law & Policy. Nish is CIPP/US certified.

Licensed in Missouri. Not Admitted in North Carolina.

Education

B.S., Washington University, 2020.

J.D., Washington University School of Law, 2023

Admissions

  • Missouri, 2023
  • United States Court of Federal Claims, 2025
  • Not Admitted in North Carolina.
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