Nichole E. Lopez-Tackett

Nichole E. Lopez-Tackett is a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, specializing in complex financing transactions including syndicated/non-syndicated, secured/unsecured, multi-jurisdictional, and leveraged buyout financing. Prior to this role, Nichole served as counsel and then partner at Kirkland & Ellis, where responsibilities encompassed representing corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors, investment funds, and lending institutions in various financing transactions. Nichole began her career at Mayer Brown LLP as an associate in Banking and Finance, advising on domestic and cross-border financing transactions. Earlier professional experience includes a project manager position at bswift LLC, overseeing implementations of software-as-a-service benefit administration technology. Nichole holds a Juris Doctor degree, conferred Magna Cum Laude from DePaul University College of Law and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, conferred Cum Laude from Loyola University Chicago.