Education
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Yale Law School, J.D., 1979
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Oxford University, M.A., 1976
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Princeton University, B.A., 1974
Bar Admissions
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District of Columbia
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New York
Clerkships
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Hon. Robert P. Peckham,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California,
1979
- 1980
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Hon. Patricia M. Wald,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,
1980
- 1981
Court Admissions
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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U.S. Court of International Trade
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Awards and Honors
- Visionaries Award (distinction awarded attorneys whose business or legal acumen has been key to expanding their firms, improving government or advancing the law),” National Journal-Legal Times (June 7, 2010)
- Patton Boggs Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Honorable Mention (2010)
- Listed in “Top Lobbyists,” The Hill (May 13, 2009)
- “Hermes” Award for Contribution to Study of Communications Law, Syracuse University College of Law, Communications Law and Policy Society (February 19, 2010)
- John W. Bader Princeton Class of 1974 Service Award (May 2004)
- Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton (May 29, 1999)
- National Law Journal, Review of Top 40 Health Lawyers in U. S. (April 7, 1997)
- National Satellite Publishing, Inc., Wireless Attorney of the Year (1995)
- Wireless Communications Association International, President’s Award (1992, 1993)
- Federal Bar Association, Distinguished Service Award (1985)
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Nick Allard chairs the firm’s Lobbying, Political and Election law practice. He draws on his understanding of legislative, regulatory and administrative matters to counsel clients in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, health, energy, environmental law and higher education. His clients include domestic and international organizations, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He also represents non-profit organizations and public and private universities.
In addition to his experience in private practice, Mr. Allard has significant political and legislative experience. He served as Administrative Assistant and Chief of Staff to the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan from 1986 to 1987, and from 1984 to 1986, he was Minority Staff Counsel to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where he served as legal counsel to Senator Edward Kennedy.
Mr. Allard is a prolific author on a broad range of issues, including more than 20 articles on Internet law, new media, and privacy. He contributes to and is on the advisory board of several legal publications, including the Hastings Communication and Entertainment Law Journal and the Shidler Center’s e-journal, Journal of Law, Commerce & Technology, at the University of Washington School of Law. Mr. Allard also speaks frequently at professional conferences in the United States and abroad.
Mr. Allard taught for several years as an adjunct professor at both George Mason University Law School and the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. He is a frequent guest lecturer on campuses throughout the United States and holds several major alumni leadership positions at Princeton University, Oxford University, and the Rhodes Scholarship Trust.
Mr. Allard is a graduate of Princeton and Oxford Universities, and was a Rhodes Scholar. After receiving his law degree from Yale University, he served as law clerk for Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Peckham in San Francisco and for United States Circuit Judge Patricia M. Wald in Washington, D.C.
Professional Distinctions and Affiliations Include:
- Member, ABA Administrative Law Section, Task Force on Lobbying Regulation (2009-)
- Arbitrator, Telenor Mobile Communications A.S. v. Republic of Hungary, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/15 (September 13, 2006) – the Award in this case set a standard for the threshold review of investment treaty claims at the jurisdictional stage, and confirmed the fundamental importance of respecting limits placed by sovereign States on their consent to international arbitration.
- Chair, CBI’s Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Government Affairs and Lobbying Compliance Congress, Washington, D.C. (July 30-31, 2007)
- Special State Attorney General, New Mexico (Appointed: Nov. 13, 2006)
- Advisory Board, Clean Energy Systems, Inc. (2005-)
- Executive Advisory Board, University of Washington School of Law, Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts (Formerly known as Shidler Center Journal of Law, Commerce & Technology (2003-)
- National Advisory Board, Center For National Policy, Washington, D.C. (1994-2000)
- Advisory Board, Hastings University Communications and Entertainment Law Journal (1994-)
- Advisory Board and Founding Member, Center for Technology Law, George Mason University (1998-2004)
- Director, Association of American Rhodes Scholars (1998-); Secretary, (2006- ); Co-Chair, Rhodes Scholarship Trust Capital Campaign (2008-); Secretary, Class of 1974 American Rhodes Scholars; Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, District V, Secretary (2002-), Member (1998-)
- Director, Merton College Charitable Corporation (1991-)
- Princeton Alumni Activities include: Member, Advisory Board, Scholars in the Nation’s Service, Woodrow Wilson School (2007- ); Member, Council of the Princeton University Community (1974, 2005-06); Alumni Council Executive Committee (2001-06); National Schools Committee (1992-95, 2000-02, Chairman 2003-05); Committee to Nominate Alumni Trustees (1989-92, Chairman, 1991-92); President, Class of 1974 (1972, 1974, 1994-99); Member, Alumni Council Task Force on Alcohol (1998-99); Member, Alumni Council Strategic Planning Committee (1997-99); Co-Chair, Princeton Club of Washington 250th Celebration (with Anne Linton and John Vogel) (Weekend Symposium: The Transformation of Learning in the Age of Technology); President; Princeton Club of Washington, (1992-94), Vice President, Princeton Club of Washington (1990-92); Class of 1994, Class Agent (2010- ); Chairman, Annual Giving in Washington, D.C. (1982-86); Chairman, Alumni Schools Admission Committee for Southern Maryland (1986-91); Orange & Black Society, John Maclean Society
- White House Fellows Selection Committee (1999-2001)
- Aspen Institute Law and Society Seminar (2008-)
- Trustee, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC (2008-)
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