Nick Carullo litigates complex legal matters in courtrooms across the nation. He has represented clients at all stages of litigation, from state and federal trial courts, to the highest state courts of appeal, to the United States Supreme Court.
Having been involved in some of Susman Godfrey’s most high-profile litigation matters, Carullo has established himself to be a savvy trial lawyer with the ability to take on cases across a diverse cross section of practice areas and industries.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Commercial Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Commercial Litigation |
Carullo served as counsel to Black Knight Servicing Technologies in a six-week misuse of confidential information, trade secret, and antitrust arbitration against PennyMac Loan Services. The proceeding resulted in a nearly $160 million award for Black Knight, which was confirmed by a Florida state court in 2024. Carullo played a pivotal role at the arbitration, including handling multiple witnesses at trial on both sides of the case, presenting Black Knight’s main liability expert on theft of confidential information and trade secrets, and conducting the cross examination of PennyMac’s antitrust damages expert who was offered to support its counterclaim.
In a hotly followed defamation matter, Carullo represented acclaimed hedge funder, Louis Bacon, in his highly-publicized litigation against fashion magnate, Peter Nygard. In 2023 Carullo and his team secured a $203 million win from Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York on behalf of Bacon – believed to be the highest defamation judgment in New York state history. Again, playing a central role, Carullo delivered the closing argument in the damages proceeding leading to the landmark award.
Carullo secured a summary judgment win for plaintiffs in the class action, Vida Longevity Fund v. Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of NY, pending in SDNY. Carullo represents a class of life insurance policyholders alleging tens of millions of dollars in damages after Lincoln overcharged them for the cost of insurance. Carullo has played a leading role in the case, taking and defending every deposition and principally drafting each brief. Carullo’s work here had a direct impact on defeating the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, paving the way for trial.
In Moore Charitable Foundation v. PJT Partners Carullo won a reversal of the dismissal of his client The Moore Charitable Foundation’s negligent supervision claim at the New York Court of Appeals. That decision helped to clarify the New York law relating to how duty extends in negligent supervision cases. Carullo was the principal drafter of the briefs in this matter, before both the First Department and the New York Court of Appeals.