Kierstan Schultz Email & Phone Number

I am a litigator and a member of Nixon Peabody’s Complex Commercial Disputes practice group. Irepresent health care providers, businesses and individuals, and manage discovery, motion practice and trials for complex commercial litigation matters, in civil litigation in state and federal courts and in internal and external investigations. I also engage in social impact litigation and related pro bono services to effect social change and to improve the lives of individuals in need.Health Care LitigationMy health care litigation practice focuses on advising hospitals, rehabilitation and long-term care providers, digital health entities, practice groups and individual practitioners in complex commercial and regulatory disputes, including HIPAA privacy and security laws and regulations, fraud and abuse laws, licensing, billing and reimbursement. Our team has successfully litigated against governmental entities on behalf of providers to vindicate reimbursement rights. I also concentrate on defending clients accused of professional misconduct and/or negligence. Complex Commercial DisputesMy commercial litigation practice focuses on representing financial institutions, corporate entities and individuals across the economic spectrum, as both plaintiffs and defendants, in disputes before state and federal courts and in alternative forums. I have relevant jury and bench trial experience to draw upon, but am also well-prepared to handle complex settlement negotiations and all forms of alternative dispute resolution.EducationI have defended private secondary schools and their faculty members against claims and in investigations arising from allegations of sexual misconduct, and I have gained similar experience with a set of international investigations into a nonprofit organization’s operation of schools abroad.Impact Litigation and Pro Bono ServicesI allocate a portion of my practice to impact litigation and other pro bono services. Litigation is a powerful tool to achieve substantive social and institutional changes. My work in these areas focuses on protecting the interests of abused or neglected children, as well as older adults and people with disabilities.The George Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005)Cornell Law School (J.D., 2009)Admitted to the Bar in New Hampshire, New York, and Massachusetts.Also admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Districts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.