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Cole Nicholas
Associate
Greenberg Glusker
Cole Nicholas is an associate in Greenberg Glusker LLP’s Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Capital Recovery Group.
Cole earned his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. During law school, Cole was a Summer Law Clerk with the Debtor Assistance Project for Public Counsel. Cole also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Sheri Bluebond where he gained deeper insights on substantive issues cited in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 filings such as civil contempt and the impact of real property obligations. Before law school, Cole was a legislative intern in the office of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein where he authored summary memoranda for Senate committee hearings.
Recent Articles by Cole Nicholas
Eponymous Brand Names – Use at Your Own Risk (or Reward)
The conventional wisdom given to burgeoning designers is never to name your brand after yourself. Yet designers rarely heed that advice, hoping to capitalize on the cache associated with their names when they are first starting out, and then selling the exclusive rights to use their names to larger companies, especially those with a portfolio of other brands under their belts. While this is a tale as old as time in the fashion industry (just ask Gucci, Kate Spade, Tom Ford, and Paul Frank), the recent settlement between JLM Couture, a multi-label bridal house, and Hayley Paige Gutman, a fashion designer and social media influencer, tells a different story.