Biography
Overview
Nicole Moniz handles complex institutional and commercial real estate finance deals for private equity funds, REITs, lenders, commercial banks, investment banks, mezzanine funds, initial purchasers, and agent banks.
Managing a range of deal structures and types, Nicole specializes in leveraged finance transactions involving mortgage loans, syndicated institutional loans, acquisition financing, secured and unsecured REIT facilities, intercreditor arrangements, first-lien and second-lien credit facilities, and debt restructuring transactions. She also provides sophisticated counsel in general corporate matters. Nicole works across various industries, including education, finance, investment, nonprofit, pharmaceutical, real estate, retail, and technology.
Prior to joining Goulston & Storrs, Nicole was an Associate at an Am Law Top 50 U.S. law firm handling a wide range of lender side transactions. She honed her business skills before becoming a lawyer, working as a consultant within a large, international consulting firm. In this role Nicole established strong analytical, strategic, and practical problem-solving skills while managing the implementation of complex projects at national and regional financial services institutions.
Accolades
- Chambers USA, Banking & Finance, Massachusetts, 2025 (Band 2)
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch (2023-2025): Corporate
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch (2021-2022): Banking and Finance
Authorship
Nicole played an integral role in researching, drafting and revising the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s book entitled “Taking and Enforcing Security Interests in Personal Property”. The Legislature used Nicole’s work to summarize the amendment for the 2010 Uniform Commerce Code as a guide to enact standardized rules for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Affiliations
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Boston Bar Association
- Women’s Bar Association
Admissions
Education
- Boston College Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2011)
- Wake Forest University (B.A., 1999)