Nicholas S. Johnson

Nicholas Johnson skillfully litigates complex commercial and environmental disputes throughout the country, and leads the firm's Commercial Litigation and Corporate Practice Area. Prior to joining Bailey Glasser, he distinguished himself as a trusted in-house lawyer for the some of the country’s largest publicly traded mining and energy companies.

Nick’s diverse practice includes complex litigation over large “deals gone wrong,” including mineral development agreements, sale-leasebacks, financial derivatives, insurance contracts, recoupment agreements, LLC or partnership agreements, and UCC sales contracts, to name a few. He is one of the few lawyers who can also pivot from litigation and just as artfully craft complex commercial documents to ensure a business runs smoothly.

He also solves complex environmental and reclamation compliance and permitting issues for energy clients, having recently negotiated favorable groundwater restoration agreements with the State of Illinois and worked on intricate mixing zone applications for discharge of surface waters.

Nick is a regular speaker on issues of interest to mining and energy companies. He is a repeat presenter at the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, having also served as the co-chair of its fall program. Nick has also been invited to speak to the National Council of Coal Lessors and the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Engineering (SME)’s Annual Conference and Expo as well as the Current Trends in Mining Finance.