Nicole Engisch

Nicole’s government enforcement background includes extensive experience investigating and prosecuting complex federal criminal cases.  Representative matters include:

• Investigated and prosecuted an $80 million financial services fraud and bankruptcy fraud case involving a prominent auto dealer. The high-profile case was the largest bankruptcy fraud case ever prosecuted in Minnesota.
• Investigated and prosecuted a $41 million corporate bribery, conspiracy, money laundering, and tax fraud case involving a scheme to defraud the IRS and a top Fortune 500 specialty retail company. All three co-defendants were convicted, and millions of dollars of luxury vehicles and other assets were forfeited.
• Investigated and prosecuted health care fraud-related claims that resulted in one of the first convictions nationwide of an illegal online pharmacy operator. Five co-defendants were convicted, and millions of dollars in assets were forfeited.
• Investigated and prosecuted one of the District of Minnesota’s largest corporate fraud cases, resulting in convictions of the corporate defendant and six officers, along with millions of dollars in fines, civil fraud penalties, and court-ordered restitution.

Nicole’s civil litigation background includes broad experience helping clients protect their copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and patents, as well as defending clients accused of theft of intellectual property and related claims. Representative matters include:

• Represented an information technology and business software consulting firm in a suit involving trade secret misappropriation, copyright infringement and unfair competition claims. The case resulted in consent judgments in favor of the client.
• Represented a medical equipment manufacturer in the defense of a patent infringement suit. The case resulted in a consent judgment of non-infringement in favor of the client.
• Represented a global data and analytics company in a suit alleging breach of a noncompete and trade secret misappropriation. After obtaining a preliminary injunction in favor of the client, the case settled on favorable terms.
• Represented an international beverage import company in the defense of an action involving claims of breach of an alleged distributorship agreement. The case resulted in summary judgment in favor of the client.