Nicole Matsuda

Nicole Matsuda (she/her) is an associate in the firm's Corporate, Finance & Securities Department.

While at UCLA School of Law, Nicole served as Co-Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association and Chief Administrative Officer of the Criminal Justice Law Review.

Nicole was ranked in the top 12 of her law school class and was recognized as a 3-time Masin Family Excellence Gold Award Winner for receiving the highest grade in classes on Immigration Law, Evidence, and Legal Research & Writing.

Nicole has also been a guest lecturer in Judge Eric Taylor's "Popular Culture and the Law" course at Loyola Marymount University.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Japanese American Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles School of Law  (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2023)
  • Top 12 Class Ranking
• University of California, Davis  (B.A., with honors, 2020)
  • Communication
  • Sociology