Nicholas C. Hietpas

Investigations and Litigation Associate


Phone: (585) 216-1485

Nick handles high-stakes investigations and litigation at Aurelian. 

His early projects have included both a successful False Claims Act appeal and a successful antitrust appeal—each involving some of the world’s very largest companies. 

Nick has a passion for securities law.  As part of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Scholars Program, Nick served as an intern in the SEC’s Division of Investment Management.  In addition, Nick was a member of Cornell Law School’s Securities Law Clinic, where he provided pro bono legal services to community investor-clients, submitted comment letters on Commission proposed rulemakings, and addressed investment fraud in presentations to investors and regulators alike.

Nick joined Aurelian with a keen interest in public interest work and government service. Nick loves the City of Ithaca, where he lived during law school, and, at Aurelian, he enjoys the ability to work primarily from his home there. 

Education

Cornell Law School, 2024, J.D.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Isenberg School of Management, 2021, B.B.A.

Admissions

New York State

District of Columbia