Published Works
Criminalizing Cartels: A Global Trend? Research Handbook on Comparative Competition Law
2015
Nathaniel (Nate) H. Nesbitt
Senior AssociateDenver
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 303 454 2538
Fax +1 303 899 7333
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Nate Nesbitt is a litigator based in Denver. He helps clients understand and manage risk, solve problems, and win in court.
Nate's practice focuses on complex civil litigation and government investigations. He represents individuals and institutional clients across a range of industries, including the energy, health care, automotive, pharmaceutical, financial services, and food industries.
His practice includes defending class actions for leading automotive manufacturers, counseling pharmaceutical and healthcare companies on product liability and fraud issues, and helping organizations in various industries navigate both internal and government investigations. Nate also represents individuals in civil and criminal matters, including civil and human rights cases and post-conviction appeals.
Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Nate clerked for the Honorable John R. Tunheim of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. In law school, Nate was an articles editor of the Minnesota Law Review and a legal writing instructor. Prior to law school, Nate managed a ski shop in Breckenridge, Colorado, and worked as a paralegal on sovereign debt litigation.
Awards and recognitions
2021
Commercial Litigation, Ones to Watch
The Best Lawyers in America
Education and admissions
Education
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2011
B.A., New York University, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2005
Memberships
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Colorado Bar Association
Bar admissions and qualifications
Colorado
District of Columbia
Court admissions
Supreme Court of Colorado
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Representative experience
Briefed, argued, and won appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit involving claims under the Indian Self Determination Act.
Briefed, argued, and won appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit involving ineffective-assistance claim in international drug-trafficking and narco-terrorism case.
Briefed, argued, and won summary judgment opposition in a federal race discrimination case.
Successfully briefed post-conviction appeal of a jury verdict rendered pursuant to an unconstitutional jury instruction.
Assisted national product liability counsel for a major pharmaceutical company in successfully defending various claims related to a voluntary market withdrawal.
Assisted national product liability counsel to one of the largest providers of allografts in the country.
Represented natural gas exploration and production company in one of the nation's first hydraulic fracturing cases.
Represent victims of trafficking and forced labor in civil actions under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
Counseled a federally recognized Indian tribe on ISDA funding issues.
Represented commercial real estate developer in a dispute regarding the development of property in downtown Denver.
Latest thinking and events
Hogan Lovells Publications
USA: Supreme Court Reins in the Jurisdictional Reach of U.S. Courts over Foreign and Out-of-State Corporations Class Actions Bulletin
24 July 2014
Published Works
The Role of the United States Supreme Court in Interpreting and Developing Humanitarian Law 95 Minn. L. Rev. 1339
2011
Published Works
The Role of the Committee on the Rights of the Child in Interpreting and Developing Humanitarian Law 24 Harv. Hum. Rts. J. 115
2011
Published Works
Meeting Boumediene's Challenge: The Emergence of an Effective Habeas Jurisprudence and Obsolescence of New Detention Legislation 95 Minn. L. Rev. 244
01 January 2010
Published Works
Do Norms Reduce Torture? 38 J. Legal Stud. 445
2009
