尼古拉斯·恩格伦德是富乐律师事务所的特别顾问兼商业律师，同时担任该所美国国家公路交通安全管理局及机动车安全业务组成员。 其执业领域聚焦于联邦机动车安全法。他代表汽车制造商及主要零部件供应商处理国家公路交通安全管理局相关事务，包括就安全召回与违规召回、调查及执法程序提供咨询，协助遵守联邦机动车安全标准、参与规则制定程序、处理《信息自由法》及保密事宜，并处理《机动车安全法》《轮胎安全法案》及配套法规下的其他合规问题。

Prior to joining the firm, Nicholas worked as a litigation and enforcement attorney with NHTSA. During his time there, he advised NHTSA on investigations involving fires, airbag failures and noncompliance, corrosion issues, seat failures, failures in suspension systems, heavy-vehicle drivetrain failures, electric vehicle and battery failures, steering issues, and vehicle electrical problems. He also advised NHTSA on civil penalty matters including untimely recalls, Early Warning Reporting (EWR), importation violations, and other noncompliance and failures to submit required information to the agency; on certification and importation issues including noncompliance exemptions, such as the 25-year exemption, the research and show or display exemptions, and the registered-importer program; on VIN compliance issues; on enforcement actions taken with Customs and Border Patrol’s assistance; on petitions for inconsequential noncompliance and temporary exemptions from safety standards; and rulemakings. In addition, Nicholas represented NHTSA in litigation involving FOIA suits, employment discrimination cases, and contract disputes.

Nicholas also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia. He represented the United States and its agencies in federal tort claims cases, Title VII cases, FOIA suits, prisoner litigation, Bivens claims, and constitutional claims.

Previously, he held a position as a staff attorney with an international law firm. He practiced in the pharmaceutical and medical devices litigation division.