• Represented a medical group against an antitrust action filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California (NorthBay Healthcare v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan)
• Represented a dialysis provider against an antitrust action filed in the US District Court in Denver (American Renal Associates v. DaVita, Inc.)
• Represented a surgery center company against an antitrust action filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California (Bay Area Surgical Management v. Aetna, et al.)
• Defended a hospital system against a Qui Tam False Claims Act case filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California (Lindersmith v. John Muir Health)
• Defended a hospital system against a Qui Tam False Claims Act case filed in the Superior Court in Sacramento County (Martin v. Universal Health Services)

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• Represented a German public pharmaceuticals company in the spinoff of its United States’ operations
• Represented leading waste management company in $500 million first and second lien refinancing*
• Represented publicly listed medical services provider in its acquisition of a leading regional radiology practice*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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• IMFARR on the acquisition of commercial real estate assets, including the Silberturm in Frankfurt and the Highlight Towers in Munich
• SIGNA Retail on the sale of SportScheck to Frasers
• Swiss Life on the acquisitions of Metro Campus Düsseldorf, Cologneo Cologne and Voltair Berlin
• Schöller Group on the acquisition of Upper West, Berlin
• KKR and MiraStar on the acquisition of logistics properties in Hanover and Duisburg
• SCPI Remake Live on the acquisition of an office property in Germany
• Tikehau Capital on the acquisition of commercial real estate assets in Germany
• Borgers-Gruppe on its operational restructuring
• Heubach-Gruppe on the sale of its operating business out of insolvency to Sudarshan Chemical
• Ardian, including
  • the acquisition of a majority stake in centrotherm international AG
  • the acquisition of a majority stake in the Pflegia Group
• NORD Holding, including
  • the acquisition of the Medas Group
  • the acquisition of IBB Institut für Berufliche Bildung AG
  • the acquisition of VisionMaxX
  • the acquisition of Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging
  • the acquisition of Oehm und Rehbein
  • the acquisition of HKS Health Solutions
  • the acquisition of powerdata GmbH by CONUTI Holding
  • the acquisition of ABJ alive
  • the sale of a majority stake in the OHRWERK Hearing Aid Group
  • the acquisition of sedevo IT Consulting GmbH by EWERK
• MAIN Capital, including
  • the acquisition of the logistics software provider EIKONA
  • the acquisition of the procilon Group
  • the acquisition of Carano by CarWise
  • the acquisition of CONTECHNET by i-doit
• Die von LLCP gehaltene cleversoft Gruppe
  • the acquisition of FAIT Internet Software
  • the acquisition of tetralog systems
• The cleversoft Group (portfolio company of LLCP), including
  • the acquisition of FAIT Internet Software
  • the acquisition of tetralog systems
• Hannover Finanz, including
  • the acquisition of Montronic for the Lacon Group
  • the sale of the Lacon Group to Incap
• biogeen on the acquisition of SEFE Mobility
• Rhein Invest on the acquisition of a majority stake in MC Shape
• Nautic Partners on the acquisition of the Kuhmichel Group
• Cognism on the sale of NETSTAG to Positive Group
• SubjectWell on the acquisition of Trials24
• Verdane on the acquisition of a majority stake in Cropster
• L-GAM on the acquisition of InfraStor by TRISON
• Vuelta Group on the acquisition of Telepool
• Spring Creek and CleanCap on their investment in a German solar and battery portfolio
• Various alternative investment fund managers and fund sponsors on the structuring and establishment of open-ended and closed-ended alternative special investment funds.
• Private and institutional investors on the acquisition and disposal of retail parks and office properties across Germany.

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During law school, Brian served as law clerk for The Johns Hopkins Health System Legal Department and interned for a member of the US Senate. He also served as the senior articles editor for the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy.

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• Represented Great Mountain Partners, a U.S. asset manager, in the creation of a pan-European media platform and the acquisition of media production and distribution companies in the Nordics, Germany and other E.U. countries
• Represented Ortho Dev America and its parent company, Eqwal Group, in numerous acquisitions of orthopedic & prosthetic clinics across the United States, as well as the creation of the U.S. platform
• Represented Anjac Health & Beauty, a French industrial group, in its acquisition of Cosmetix West, a California manufacturer of cosmetics, drugs, and food supplements
• Represented HR Path, a global specialist in human resource solutions, in its first acquisition in the U.S., of Exaventures
• Represented Radiall America, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the French group, Radiall SA, in its acquisition of Timbercon, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of fiber optic and hybrid solutions for the military, aerospace, data communications, medical, and industrial markets
• Represented Rhône Capital, a transatlantic private equity fund, in its acquisition of Rexair, the manufacturer and distributor of Rainbow® products for indoor environments from Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL).
• Represented Petit Forestier Group, European leader in refrigeration rental, in its first US acquisition of Mendon Leasing*
• Representing Dalian Wanda Group in its $1 billion purchase of Dick Clark productions*
• Represented BBC Worldwide in its investment in BritBox, a British content-focused SVOD platform with its joint venture partners*
• Represented Patheon Inc. (now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific), a publicly traded leading global provider of manufacturing and contract development services to the global pharmaceutical industry, in its $255 million acquisition of Banner Pharmacaps, a global specialty life sciences company *
• Represented Talecris Biotherapeutics, a biologics company, in its purchase of numerous blood plasma centers, its $1 billion IPO and related 144A debt offering*
• Represented ANV Holding B.V., a Dutch specialty insurer, in the US aspects of its purchase of Flagstone Holdings (UK) Limited*
• Represented Bretèche Industrie (n/k/a LINXIS), then a portfolio company of Equistone Partners, in its first North American acquisition of Schick Solutions, an ingredient automation company*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.

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In addition, he advises clients on open source software licenses, including policies, compliance, and remediation. Nickou also counsels clients on intellectual property, open source and commercial contract issues that arise in the context mergers and acquisitions, including transition services agreements.

Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Nickou gained experience as an intellectual property attorney primarily focused on patent and trade secrets litigation. While in law school, Nickou worked for a major research university evaluating new research and technology disclosures for potential commercialization, intellectual property protection, and licensing.

While in law school, Nickou was an articles editor for the University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy.

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• Represented private equity-backed education company in licensing educational content and materials from a major state research university for worldwide distribution to college students through local universities

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