Nathaniel R.B. Koslof
Associate
Boston
nkoslof@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 0533Nathaniel R.B. Koslof
Associate, Boston
nkoslof@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 0533Related Expertise
When dealing with complex commercial disputes, businesses and individuals turn to Nate Koslof to represent their interests. Nate regularly resolves contract, tort, real estate, intellectual property, professional liability, and insolvency-related disputes for clients across many industries.
From helping business owners navigate complex disputes over company ownership and management to defending officers and directors against breach of fiduciary duty claims, Nate is a versatile trial lawyer who handles a broad range of cases. Applying over a decade of experience, he also guides clients through criminal and civil government investigations by the SEC, USAO, and other civil and criminal regulators. Additionally, Nate has handled hundreds of bankruptcy adversary proceedings involving preferential transfers and fraudulent conveyances.
Across all of his work, clients value Nate's ability to cut through disputes efficiently, giving them the swift resolutions they need to refocus on achieving their business and/or personal goals.
A Commitment to Providing Pro Bono Services
In addition to defending clients in litigation, Nate is committed to his extensive pro bono work. For instance, through a partnership with the Victim Rights Law Center, Nate represents victims of domestic violence, helping them obtain 209A restraining orders / 258E harassment prevention orders. He also represents individuals in administrative hearings before the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and judicial review proceedings in the Boston Municipal Court. He also represented a parent in a child abduction and Hague Convention case in federal court.
Related Representative Matters
A defendant, in a multi-plaintiff, two-week trial in New Hampshire state court; obtained determination that public did not acquire prescriptive easement rights over client’s property.
A defendant in a trial in the Boston Municipal Court concerning allegations of reckless/negligent operation of a motor vehicle; obtained acquittal on all counts.
A commercial landlord, in a breach of contract case in Massachusetts Superior Court; Obtained summary judgment, enforced liquidated damages provision, and obtained award of attorneys’ fees and costs.
A private investment company in a multi-million-dollar contract dispute in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; obtained summary judgment.
A global real estate company in a contract dispute concerning the company’s purchase of a $50+ million property; obtained favorable resolution following motion for summary judgment.
Residents of a coastal Massachusetts town in a dispute over the scope of public easements across their property.
A property owner before Appellate Tax Board; obtained significant tax abatement.
A professional athlete in an action in the Southern District of California against former trainer involving claims of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and failure to obtain informed consent; obtained favorable resolution following mediation.
An NFL player in his charge of unfair labor practices before the National Labor Relations Board against the NFLPA and his former team.
Obtained reversal by First Circuit Court of Appeals of District Court opinion concerning an adverse interpretation of Massachusetts insurance law; obtained declaration that client was not obligated to reimburse insurance company for amounts paid to defend or settle underlying personal injury claim given absence of any contractual or equitable right to reimbursement.
Served as lead counsel in Bankruptcy Court trial; obtained an exception to discharge under Section 523(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Accolades
- Boston Magazine Top Lawyers, Commercial Litigation, 2024
- Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Rising Star, 2022-2025
- Best Lawyers in America®, Ones to Watch: Litigation - Bankruptcy (2021-2026); Commercial Litigation (2026)
- The Legal 500 U.S., 2021
- Pro Bono Honor Roll, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2021
Affiliations
- Co-Chair of the Greater Boston Legal Services Associates Fund Drive (2020-2025)
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Education
Boston College Law School ( J.D. , cum laude , 2014 )
Washington University in St. Louis ( B.A. , magna cum laude , 2009 )