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Nicole Roth works with clients on the design, implementation, and administration of qualified benefit plans, health and welfare benefit plans, and deferred compensation packages. She also provides diligence and support on employee benefits and compensation issues arising in mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.
Nicole earned a law degree with a concentration in business transactions from the University of Tennessee College of Law where she served as articles editor for the Tennessee Law Review and as managing editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. She earned undergraduate degrees in international affairs and Germanic studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. Before attending law school, Nicole worked in Boulder, Colorado as benefits and human resources manager where she managed a company’s employee benefits strategy, funding, and open enrollment.
Nine Tips on Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege in Dual-Purpose Communications, American Bar Association: Commercial & Business Litigation Practice Points (2023)
Hughes v. Northwestern University, 90 Tenn. L. Rev. 423 (2023)
Commentary to Rethinking Insider Trading Compliance Policies in Light of the SEC’s New “Shadow Trading” Theory of Insider Trading Liability, 24 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 439 (2023)
Case Commentary: Milan Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. v. Navistar, Inc., 24 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 469 (2023)
Tennessee Law Review— Articles Editor (2023-2024); Second Year Editor (2022-2023)
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law— Managing Editor (2023-2024); Second Year Editor (2022-2023)
The Order of the Barristers (2024)
The University of Tennessee — Volunteer of Distinction (2024)
The University of Tennessee College of Law — Transactional Clinic Student Attorney Award (2025); Herbert L. Davis Memorial Trust Fund Award (2024); Gold Level Pro Bono Service Recognition (2024); Center for Advocacy Brief-Writing Award (2024); Promise in Transactional Law (2024); Promise in Property Law (2024)
Academic Achievement Awards— Transactional Law Clinic; Governance, Finance, and HBO Max’s Succession; Corporate Finance; Health Law Finance & Organization; Transactional Tax Planning; Income Taxation of Business Organizations; Real Estate Finance Law; Role of the General Counsel; Business Associations; Expungement Clinic; Professional Responsibility; Property; Torts I
William & Mary Colonial Cup Transactional Law Invitational — Second Place Buy-Side Negotiation (2024)
Wayne State Jaffe/Taft Transactional Law Invitational — Second Place Sell-Side Drafting (2023)
Accolades
Tennessee Law Review— Articles Editor (2023-2024); Second Year Editor (2022-2023)
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law— Managing Editor (2023-2024); Second Year Editor (2022-2023)
The Order of the Barristers (2024)
The University of Tennessee — Volunteer of Distinction (2024)
The University of Tennessee College of Law — Transactional Clinic Student Attorney Award (2025); Herbert L. Davis Memorial Trust Fund Award (2024); Gold Level Pro Bono Service Recognition (2024); Center for Advocacy Brief-Writing Award (2024); Promise in Transactional Law (2024); Promise in Property Law (2024)
Academic Achievement Awards— Transactional Law Clinic; Governance, Finance, and HBO Max’s Succession; Corporate Finance; Health Law Finance & Organization; Transactional Tax Planning; Income Taxation of Business Organizations; Real Estate Finance Law; Role of the General Counsel; Business Associations; Expungement Clinic; Professional Responsibility; Property; Torts I
William & Mary Colonial Cup Transactional Law Invitational — Second Place Buy-Side Negotiation (2024)
Wayne State Jaffe/Taft Transactional Law Invitational — Second Place Sell-Side Drafting (2023)
