Areas of Practice
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (2016)
- Villanova University (2012)
Nicholas Behrman is a corporate attorney, whose practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, emerging companies, debt and equity financings, real estate transactions, business ventures and general contract and corporate matters. Nicholas also has extensive experience in real estate acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance while representing investors, funds, and companies in various complex transactions.
Prior to joining Reicker Pfau, Nicholas practiced at Massumi & Consoli, LLP in Los Angeles. Nicholas earned his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 2016. Nicholas earned a B.A. in Political Science from Villanova University in 2012.
Nicholas is admitted to practice in California.
- United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County Board of Trustees, Board Chair (2024 – Present), Trustee (2021 – Present)
- Laguna Blanca School Board of Trustees, Board Chair (2023 – Present), Trustee (2020 – Present)
- Laguna Blanca School Alumni Council, President (2018 – 2023)
- Santa Barbara Barristers, President (2019), Board of Directors (2018 – 2021)
- Awarded as Top 40 under 40 in 2025 by Pacific Coast Business Times
- Selected in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers.com.
- Selected in 2025 as a Super Lawyer by SuperLawyers.com.
- Selected as the 2024 Board Member of the Year by United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County.
Financing Rounds
- Represented VoyagerPortal, a maritime technology and logistics company, in its Series A extension round.
- Represented local technology intellegence start-up through multiple Series Seed and bridge round offerings.
- Advised an adaptive shoe manufacturer through Series Seed and SAFE offerings.
- Represented a local portable chair manufacturer in Series Seed, SAFE, and Series A financings.
- Represented a wine AI tech-based company in its Series Seed and subsequent convertible note financings.
- Advised an AI start-up in its Series A extension offering.
- Advised on multiple Series Seed offerings raising $6,200,000 for a delivery services company.
- Advised Cognixion, a neural interface startup, in its $12,000,000 Series Seed offering to develop AI-powered neural interfaces.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Represented Attollo Engineering in its acquisition by Safran Defense and Space Inc.
- Represented South Coast Engineering Group in its acquisition by GreenbergFarrow.
- Represented Pearly, a leading provider of dental Saas services in its sale to Arthur Ventures.
- Represented West Coast Financial, a local investment firm, in its sale to Cerity Partners.
- Advised local SaaS company in a majority buy-out to a national venture capital fund.
- Represented VitalMetrics, the world’s most comprehensive multi-regional greenhouse gas emissions database, in its sale to Watershed Technologies.
- Represented ProductPlan, a SaaS firm providing cloud-based product management systems, in its sale to Bow River Capital.
Real Estate Transactions
- Represented a local developer in the purchase of multiple parcels for development into mixed use facilities.
- Represented buyers in the purchase of real property and hotel in Santa Barbara County for $14,500,000.