NICOLE AUERBACH
VICE PRESIDENT & PARTNER OF ELEVATENEXT
ELEVATE
Nicole Auerbach has made her mark as an innovator in the legal industry -- twice. She co-founded Valorem Law Group in 2008 to pioneer the alternative fee arrangement movement. In 2018, she co-founded ElevateNext, which serves as the law firm arm for global law company, Elevate. This unique combination blends high-quality legal expertise with people, process and technology to significantly lower legal spend and substantially increase efficiency without compromising outcomes. ElevateNext specializes in handling business as usual, run-the-company matters. ElevateNext and has been named as one of the Best Law Firms in commercial litigation in 2021 and 2022 by BestLawyers.
Nicole began her career and practiced for 15 years at an AmLaw 100 firm in Chicago where she was a partner in the litigation department. She represents clients in federal and state courts and in arbitrations across the country. In 2017, Nicole obtained one of the top 11 verdicts in Illinois. In 2022 and previously, Nicole was named one of the”Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois” by Super Lawyers. In 2019 she was named a “Notable Gen X Leader in Law” by Crain's Chicago Business and one of the “Most Influential Women Attorneys in Chicago” by Crain’s Publishing in 2017. Nicole is a co-founder of the Coalition of Women in Law, which has chapters in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Nicole is a certified arbitrator through the American Arbitration Association. She is also a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management. She regularly speaks and writes on issues regarding innovation in the legal industry.