Nikki A. Hatza

Nikki Hatza is an associate in the firm's Litigation Department, focusing her practice on commercial litigation matters. As a Ballard Spahr summer associate, Nikki drafted memoranda on labor and employment, antitrust, education, and First Amendment issues. She also researched regulatory changes in securities law and labor law and updated corresponding client support resources.

During law school, Nikki interned with the Employment Litigation Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission where she helped prosecute and evaluate Title VII claims. Nikki also interned at HIAS Pennsylvania, where she drafted immigration and asylum applications, and performed client interviews in Spanish and English. As an intern with the Temple Legal Aid Clinic, Nikki represented clients in a variety of family law matters including special immigrant juvenile status adoptions, child custody disputes, and support claims.