Luke Nikas was born on April 28, 1982, to William and Doneen Nikas. He attended Hudson Falls schools, beginning with Margaret M. Murphy elementary. In high school, he lettered in wrestling, golf, and track. He was a two-time Section II Champion in wrestling and was named to the All-Foothills team in golf.
After high school, Luke attended the University at Albany as a Presidential Scholar. He graduated summa cum laude, was selected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and served as the Chief Justice of the University Supreme Court. He then attended Harvard Law School, where he earned a J.D. and graduated magna cum laude in the top 10% of his class.
Following law school, Luke served as a law clerk to Judge William J. Holloway, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Luke is now a partner in the New York City office of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP a major international law firm.
Luke specializes in complex commercial litigation. He has represented a diverse group of clients, from Fortune 100 companies to Academy Award winning artists and Pulitzer Prize winning journalists. He was recently lead trial counsel in an art forgery case the ArtNews magazine called the “The Art Trial of the Century.” Luke was also named to the 2016 “Under 40 Hot List” by Benchmark Litigation (meant to honor the nation’s leading law partners under 40), was named a “Rising Star” by New York Super Lawyers, and was listed by ArtNet as one of the most “highly influential” art lawyers in the world. Luke is regularly quoted in the national and international media and recently appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes.
Luke lives in New York City with his wife Nadine and their three children, Eli, Jack, and Claire.