Nicola Deans is an associate in the Firm’s Business Group.

Nicola joined Ice Miller as a summer associate in 2019.

Nicola gained valuable experience as a legal intern for Cisco Systems where she assisted the employment law team with factual analysis and drafted legal memoranda and responses to demand letters. Nicola also was a legal extern for USA Track & Field. She drafted agreements in support of USATF events and monitored trademark usage to assist with USATF brand protection.

During law school, Nicola was actively involved with the Women’s Law Caucus, the Black Law Students Association, the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and the Protective Order Project. She participated in the summer 2018 bootcamp of the Institute for the Future of Law Practice, Moot Court and the Independent Film Production Legal Clinic. In addition, Nicola served as managing editor for the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies.

As an undergraduate student, Nicola was a member of the Michigan State University Varsity Gymnastics Team. She was an Academic All-Big Ten and All-American Award Winner, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award Winner, Michigan State Scholar-Athlete Award Winner and the 2017 Big Ten Floor Exercise Champion.