Nic Marais, Partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters

Today, my guest is Nic Marais, a Partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters. During his nine years in prime-time broadcasting, Nic spent every day developing crucial communication skills: transforming complicated ideas into interesting stories; maintaining focus in an unpredictable environment; and handling the pressures of live radio before an audience of 1.3 million people.

Nic has interviewed hundreds of sophisticated subjects, with guests ranging from global leaders and Nobel laureates, including Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk, to internationally acclaimed athletes, authors, singers, and movie stars, including Charlize Theron and Morgan Freeman. As a litigator, Nic applies his extensive experience to our clients’ advantage at every turn—conducting depositions, relating arguments to a judge, and framing complex legal questions in a way that juries will find interesting and relatable. Nic holds a JD from Yale Law School.