Meet Nick
Nicholas Vlies is a shareholder in the firm’s Green Bay office and a member of the Corporate practice. Nick focuses on representing public companies, private equity firms and private companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, spin-offs and other corporate transactions. Nick’s transactional work includes representing and advising clients in both domestic and cross-border transactions within a broad range of industries. In addition, Nick regularly assists clients with general corporate matters, including entity formation, corporate governance, credit facilities and drafting shareholder agreements, operating agreements and commercial contracts.
While in law school, Nick worked as a legal intern for Spectrum Brands, Inc. and he served as a judicial intern to Justice N. Patrick Crooks of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Nick joined the firm in 2016 and is a member of the firm’s Professional Development Committee.
Education
Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 2013, cum laude
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2010, summa cum laude
Activities
Leadership Green Bay, Class of 2016
Leadership Green Bay Curriculum Committee, Member (2017-2020)
Honors
Recognized by Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” (Corporate Law, 2021 - 2025)
Admitted To Practice
WisconsinCourt Admissions
United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Professional Associations
Brown County Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in its acquisition of a domestic business in the life science industry (2026)
Represented Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) in its acquisition of Urbint, Inc. for $325 million (2025)
Represented Clarios International Inc. (Glendale, WI) in its acquisition of Maxwell Technologies from UCAP Power, Inc. (2025)
Represented a Wisconsin-based private equity firm in its acquisition of an Ohio-based chemical company (2025)
Represented a global private equity owned agricultural company in its divestiture of an agricultural cooperative business (2025)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in its acquisition of a business with domestic and international operations (2025)
Represented a privately held company in the sale of its telecommunications business to a national telecommunications company (2024)
Represented Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) in its acquisition of Elpis2, Inc. (2024)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in three separate acquisitions of domestic businesses (2024)
Represented Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSSS) in its acquisition of Resolute Innovation, Inc. (2023)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in Ireland in its acquisition of an industrial refrigeration equipment and controls company (2023)
Represented a global public manufacturing company based in North Carolina in its acquisition of a tech company with domestic and foreign operations (2023)
