Nicole Herther-Spiro
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Nicole Herther-Spiro

Associate

Email

nicole.herther-spiro@aoshearman.com

Phone

+442896022293

Offices

Belfast

V-CARD
Nicole is a New York-qualified attorney with experience in corporate restructuring disputes and transactions, having represented international financial institutions, banks, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, shareholder groups, and noteholder groups in connection with contentious reorganizations in New York, Delaware, and beyond.
She has clerked for U.S. bankruptcy judges in Florida and the SDNY.
 
She has experience in cross-border disputes and restructurings, bankruptcy appellate litigation, managing expedited bankruptcy discovery processes, and conducting internal company investigations.

Expertise

Experience

Pro bono

  • Advised a Ugandan non-governmental organization on international gay rights in the lead-up to the passing of the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act.*
  • Advised low-income individuals considering bankruptcy through the New York City Bankruptcy Assistance Project.*
  • Represented individual debtor in dischargeability of debt litigation.*

* Indicates previous firm experience

Published Work

  • Greer, B.E., Moss, J.S. and Herther-Spiro, N.B. (2014) “Guaranties in Bankruptcy: A Primer II,” Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law and Practice.
  • Smith, S.B. and Herther-Spiro, N.B. (2010) “Challenges to Reinstatement of Debt Under Young Broadcasting,” The Bankruptcy Strategist.
  • Herther-Spiro, N.B. (2007) “Can Ethnic Federalism Prevent ‘Recourse to Rebellion’? A Comparative Analysis of the Ethiopian and Iraqi Constitutional Structures,” Emory International Law Review.

Qualifications

Admissions

New York Bar, 2008

Courts

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit, 2010

Eastern District of Michigan, 2010

Southern District of New York, 2009

Eastern District of New York, 2009

Academic

MA (First), Conflict Transformation and Social Justice, Queen’s University Belfast, 2025
 
JD, cum laude, Emory University School of Law, 2007
 
BA, magna cum laude, St. Olaf College, 2004
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.