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Stephanie Nicolas

Stephanie Nicolas

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Stephanie Nicolas is a partner in the firm's Securities Department, and a member of the Broker-Dealer Compliance and Regulation and Futures and Derivatives Practice Groups. She joined the firm in 2001.

Ms. Nicolas has extensive experience handling a broad range of broker-dealer regulatory and enforcement issues and conducting internal reviews and compliance audits. She works with major investment banking firms, broker-dealers and other market participants to provide advice and develop policies and procedures for a broad range of securities issues and activities, including: information barriers and conflicts of interest; research activities; firm-wide supervision; trading and sales practices; capital markets; regulatory reporting and technology; and cross-border issues.

To learn more about Ms. Nicolas, please visit: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/stephanie-nicolas

Personal

JD, magna cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 1999; BA, Brown University, 1994.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance) - USA - Nationwide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Stephanie Nicolas is sought after for her expertise regarding the regulation of broker-dealers. She routinely provides strategic advice to clients undergoing complex SEC and FINRA investigations.

Strengths

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  • Stephanie is an excellent attorney and the person that we engage with the most because of her commerciality.

    Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance)Chambers Guide to the USA
  • She has an incredible depth of knowledge and experience.

    Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance)Chambers Guide to the USA

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