Nowak, David D.

Christine Nicholas joined Moffatt Thomas as a partner in 2007. Prior to her joining the firm, Christine was a partner with Batt & Fisher, LLP, a business boutique law firm located in Boise. Ms. Nicholas' practice focuses on business sales and acquisitions; real estate sales, acquisitions, development, and leasing; finance; general commercial law; and general corporate law. Prior experience includes acting as Associate General Counsel - Finance and Corporate Affairs, and Assistant Secretary, to the J. R. Simplot Company in Boise. As in-house counsel, Ms. Nicholas also provided legal support to other Simplot family-owned businesses, principally involved in real estate development and investment. While at J. R. Simplot Company, her practice focused on business sales and acquisitions; equipment leasing and credit facilities (term, revolving, and private placements); negotiation and documentation of ISDA transactions for interest rate and commodity hedging; real estate sales, acquisitions, development, and leasing; general commercial law; and general corporate law. Ms. Nicholas has received an "AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5" Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, indicating her legal ability is very high. Chambers & Partners, a preeminent legal publishing firm that prepares several renowned directories ranking lawyers for businesses throughout the world, has ranked Christine No. 2 in Idaho Real Estate and states "Christine Nicholas has developed "a great deal of historical knowledge," and "provides great quality service." In January, 2009, Ms Nicholas was the recipient of the Business Woman of the Year Leadership Award from the Boise and Southern Idaho Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

Ms. Nicholas received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Idaho College of Law, Moscow, Idaho in 1985, and her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1982, cum laude.