Biography

Nicholas E. Hakun is an Assistant Professor of Practice at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. His research and teaching expertise are in the areas of white-collar crime, government investigations, litigation, and legal ethics and compliance. Professor Hakun has published multiple law reviews on topics ranging from the attorney-client privilege and tax law to antitrust litigation. He also writes on current events in the white-collar crime world and is a staff editor for the Atlantic Law Journal.

Professor Hakun is also a practicing attorney at the firm Wilson Sonsini. There, he focuses on white collar criminal defense and government and internal investigations. He represents individuals and companies at various stages of criminal proceedings, from investigations through indictment to sentencing. He also advises companies on compliance issues, with a focus on antitrust, competition, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anti-corruption matters. Nick also represents pro bono clients, including indigent criminal defendants.

Prior to joining the firm, Professor Hakun served as a law clerk to the Honorable Timothy J. Savage, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. His career began as a litigation associate at Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP in Philadelphia where his practice focused on complex litigation, government investigations, and antitrust. In that role he also served, pro bono, as a Special Assistant District Attorney for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Prior to becoming at lawyer, Professor Hakun studied at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he graduated cum laude. Before law school, he worked as a high school mathematics teacher in Cleveland, Mississippi, as a member of Teach for America. And before he was a teacher, Professor Hakun graduated summa cum laude from Temple University with a degree in economics.