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Clark Hill Adds Seasoned M&A Attorney Cash Nickerson Expanding Arizona Presence

September 24, 2026

Clark Hill is pleased to announce that Cash Nickerson has joined their Corporate practice as a Member in the Scottsdale office. With nearly 40 years of experience in business, academics, and law, Nickerson brings expansive legal experience to his work in mergers and acquisitions and corporate matters, including the purchase and sale of interests, negotiation, deal structuring, contracts, and exit strategies, among other skill sets.

Having served as a corporate attorney and marketing executive as well as a president, CFO, and general counsel, Nickerson’s unique background and diverse professional resume enable him to provide tailored corporate support to a variety of clients, applying M&A experience from both a corporate and legal perspective.

“We are very excited to welcome Cash and his extraordinary combination of legal insight, business leadership, and strategic perspective,” said Jarrod Duffy, Leader of Clark Hill’s Corporate practice. “His experience as a corporate attorney, C-suite executive, and board leader gives him a unique ability to help clients navigate complex transactions and business challenges.”

Nickerson has worked with companies involved in logistics, transportation, freight rail, trucking, warehousing, food distribution, restaurant franchising, engineering, technology, aerospace, automotive, talent acquisition, and human resources services.

In addition to his legal practice, Nickerson serves as a part-time professor at his alma mater, Washington University of St. Louis School of Law, and has published six books, including Negotiation as a Martial Art, which was a Wall Street Journal best-seller.

“As a firm with an eye on business and legal services, Clark Hill is the perfect fit for my practice,” said Nickerson. “Their international platform and ability to bring law, leadership, and business insight to their clients will complement my work in the mergers and acquisitions space.”

The addition of Nickerson adds to Clark Hill’s expanded roster in Arizona, with recent hires including Member Phoebe Moffatt in Tax & Estate Planning in Scottsdale, as well as Krystal Mikkilineni, as a Bankruptcy Member in Phoenix.

Nickerson is admitted to practice in Arizona, California, Illinois, Nebraska, Nevada, and Texas.

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