White & Case LLP has announced the addition of Nicole Daley as a partner in its Boston office, strengthening the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group.
“We’re continuing to invest in high growth areas and expand our global M&A practice to deliver exceptional results for clients,” said White & Case Chair Heather McDevitt. “Nicole’s arrival demonstrates these commitments, and her life sciences and healthcare deal experience will benefit our full-service offering across this space.”
Daley specializes in cross-border mergers and acquisitions within the life sciences and healthcare sectors. Her work also covers advising emerging growth companies on startup formation, corporate governance, venture financing, and significant transactions across industries such as technology, financial institutions, and telecommunications.
“Nicole brings a wealth of experience advising clients across the life sciences and healthcare sector on high-stakes corporate matters,” said White & Case Co-Head of the Global M&A Practice Kimberly Petillo-Décossard. “Her experience will expand our cross-practice collaboration and further enhance our strategic guidance for market participants pursuing their most significant transactions.”
Daley commented: “I look forward to leveraging White & Case’s global M&A platform to drive transformative outcomes for clients navigating the unique regulatory requirements of the life sciences industry. I’m excited to work alongside the Firm’s exceptional team advising clients across the innovation lifecycle.”
Before joining White & Case, Daley was a partner at another law firm and previously served as associate general counsel at a Nasdaq-listed global company.
Since early 2025, White & Case’s Corporate practice has seen considerable expansion with more than 31 lateral partners joining worldwide. The new additions include Stephen Fraidin and Richard Brand in New York; Richard Browne, Helen Croke, Henry Birch, Arun Birla, and Jiten Tank in London; Cyril Valentin, Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury, and Romain Guénin in Paris; Alberto Sepulveda in Mexico City; Aaron Kenavan and Jamie Palmer in Sydney; Elizabeth Holland, Jonathan Polkes, Stacy Nettleton in New York; Nicholas Mitrokostas in Boston; David Stone, Adrian Dykes, Karla Hughes in London.