Nicholas Casto is a partner in Ice Miller’s Litigation Group and a first-chair trial lawyer who helps clients resolve complex commercial disputes and protect critical business assets. He represents companies across the manufacturing, real estate, and private equity sectors in litigation involving customer, distributor, licensee, broker, investor, and employment relationships. He also defends clients against claims such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and other business torts, and regularly assists companies in protecting trade secrets and other intellectual property.
In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Nick has significant experience defending manufacturers in product liability matters involving recreational equipment, medical devices, and industrial machinery.
Nick has secured numerous trial victories for clients. His representative results include:
- Obtaining a trial judgment and money damages for an investor in litigation arising from a $2.8 billion private equity transaction in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
- Winning a permanent injunction and damages for a manufacturer in a dispute with a former distributor.
- Securing a defense verdict for an insurer in a bench trial involving bad faith claims.
- Obtaining a defense verdict for a client accused of breaching a joint venture agreement.
- Obtaining a defense jury verdict for a commodity seller in a dispute over a long-term supply agreement.
- University of Michigan (B.A., 2009)
- University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2012)
- Illinois
- United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
- Member, Chicago Bar Association
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2022
- Former President, Chicago Public Library Foundation Associate Board
- Associate Board Member, Illinois Lawyers Assistance Program
