Nicole Lavallee, Esq.
Berman Tabacco https://www.bermantabacco.com/professionals/nicole-lavallee/
About The Lecturer
Nicole Lavallee is the Managing Partner of the San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Nicole focuses on financial justice through asset recovery for investors and consumers alike and co-chairs the firm’s Securities Practice Group. Nicole is the primary contact for many of the firm’s institutional clients and is also an integral member of the firm’s New Case Investigations Team, which scrutinizes potential securities law violations to determine whether a case meets the firm’s exacting standards.
Since the enactment of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), Nicole has prosecuted dozens of high-profile cases for the firm, earning judicial praise for her work and recovering over a billion dollars for investors.
Ms. Lavallee’s experience has earned her recognition by leading ranking firms. For example, she is AV Rated by Martindale Hubell®, has been ranked a leading securities litigator by Chambers USA for the past five years and was named as one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation (2023-2025). Chambers quoted clients as describing her as “great in terms of communication and understanding how to bring a case together, produce a strategy and make a path for a way forward,” “a terrific, smart and creative plaintiff lawyer” and “great to work with in all ways. She is always knowledgeable, responsive, and respectful.” Additionally, she has been recognized as a top securities and class action attorney for several years by Benchmark Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America®, The Legal 500, Lawdragon, among others. She was ranked as one of the Top Women Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal in 2020 and 2023 and Northern California Super Lawyers magazine named her to their lists of the Top 100 attorneys in California and one of the Top 50 Women attorneys in California in 2021.
Practice Area(s)
Corporate & Securities
Business and Corporation
Commercial / Consumer Law
Litigation
Education
LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School
LL.B., Université de Montréal
College Degree, Vanier College
