Shanita Nicholas is a highly experienced and accomplished individual with a diverse background in law, business, and entrepreneurship. She has a strong interest in startups and providing legal and business consultation to help them succeed. With a JD and MBA, she has a solid foundation in corporate law and private equity. Shanita has held various roles in industries such as law, finance, and IT. Her skills include analytics, legal research, program management, and mergers & acquisitions. She is also a certified Arabica Q Grader, showcasing her expertise in the coffee industry.

 

Previously, Shanita was an attorney at Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles, LLP, where she primarily focused on corporate transactions, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions matters and other general corporate and business matters. Prior to joining the firm, Shanita worked at international law firms within mergers and acquisitions for middle market private equity clients and within derivatives and mergers and acquisitions for large private equity clients. Prior to her legal career, Shanita worked as an IT consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where she acted as a liaison between government clients and technical specialists.

Shanita received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University and her JD and MBA from Columbia University Schools of Law and Business, where she served as Operations Editor of the Columbia Business and Law Review. She is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the State of California.