Nicholas J. Schuchert

Nick is an experienced trial attorney who focuses his practice on business litigation, including claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and unfair competition. He has also represented businesses in a wide variety of class action matters in state and federal courts across the U.S.

Nick also has significant experience defending companies in employment disputes concerning wrongful termination, harassment, wage and hour claims, and trade secrets misappropriation.

He represents a wide variety of companies and individuals from large publicly traded companies to small businesses, including financial services companies, software companies, real estate companies, educational institutions, and hospitality companies.

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Prevailed in a four-week trial in shareholder derivative action concerning breaches of fiduciary duty by the company’s directors.
• Obtained summary judgment for investment bank in lawsuit involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.
• Obtained dismissal with prejudice of lawsuit against a national trade show services company asserting claims for fraud and breach of contract.
• Obtained terminating sanctions on behalf of directors of a corporation who were defrauded by their business partner, which resulted in multimillion dollar judgment being entered in favor of his clients on claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
• Defending financial institution in several lawsuits stemming from alleged data breaches.
• Defending building materials company in several lawsuits concerning alleged product defects.
• Served as counsel for an aerospace company in a multimillion-dollar fraud and breach of contract lawsuit involving complex issues and highly technical facts.
• Defended an international electronics company in consumer class actions involving unfair competition and novel privacy issues.
• Successfully defended an e-cigarette manufacturer in a consumer class action involving false advertising and unfair competition.

Labor and Employment

• Defending an educational services company in several wage and hour class action lawsuits and individual lawsuits alleging wrongful termination, harassment, and retaliation.
• Defended an appliance company in wrongful termination case seeking millions of dollars in alleged unpaid commissions.
• Defended a real estate development company in wrongful termination and racial discrimination case seeking more than $1 million in damages.
• Defended a real estate investment trust in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case.

• Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation (2026)