Nicholas Griebel’s curiosity and desire to problem-solve drives him to assist lenders involved in participated, co-lending, and syndicated loan transactions. As a shareholder in the Financial Services Litigation, Bankruptcy and Restructuring and Bankruptcy and Distressed Litigation practice groups, Nick realizes that lenders enforcing their rights are looking to remain constantly informed, want to know their alternatives, and want to maximize return in the shortest period of time and in the most cost-efficient manner possible. He collaborates with seasoned attorneys to protect clients’ collateral – obtaining the appointments of receivers, restraining orders, orders of replevin, and other forms of extraordinary relief that are designed to preserve collateral, and sometimes even add value to it, pending disposition.

Education

  • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2016)
    • Order of the Coif, Missouri Law Review, Board of Advocates
  • University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., B.A., cum laude, 2013)
    • Finance, Banking; Dean's List

Bar Admission

  • Missouri, 2016
  • Illinois, 2017

Court Admissions

  • State of Missouri, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 2016
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2016

Recognition

  • Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Litigation - Banking and Finance, 2025-2026
  • Participant, Polsinelli Trial Academy facilitated by NITA, 2024
  • 11th Annual Americas M&A Atlas Awards, USA Restructuring Deal of the Year, Middle Markets, Nominee Winner: Elements Behavioral Health Restructuring and Sale of Assets
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Advocacy & Research, Contracts II, Constitutional Law, Products Liability, Corporate Taxation, Estates & Trusts, Publicly Held Corporations and Electronic Discovery