Introduction
Elijah Rockhold is an associate in Nixon Peabody’s Complex Disputes practice group, representing businesses and individuals in complex commercial disputes.
My focus
I represent individuals and entities in various stages of complex commercial disputes, including drafting research memoranda, briefs, and motions on matters in litigation, in ADR, and on appeal.
Before entering private practice, I was a law clerk for Chief Justice Gordon J. MacDonald of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. In law school, I interned for Judge Debra Squires-Lee of the Massachusetts Superior Court, Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler of the District of Massachusetts, and the Criminal Appeals Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in Boston. I competed in the National Moot Court Competition, receiving awards for the New England Regional Championship, the Best Oralist in the Region, and the Peter A. Donovan Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy. I also served as a Doctoral Fellow for the Clough Center for Constitutional Democracy.
/Insights
- Case Comment, “Doucet v. FCA US LLC, 492 Mass. 204 (2023),” Massachusetts Law Review, Vol. 106, No. 1 (February 2026)
In the news
- Massachusetts Law Review
Case comment: Doucet v. FCA US LLC
Feb 5, 2026Boston Complex Disputes associate Elijah Rockhold contributed this article discussing the current specific personal jurisdiction doctrine and how its application in Doucet v. FCA US LLC demonstrates the way the doctrine may stray from its stated objectives.
- Law360
Second Circuit decision offers securities fraud pleading insights
Nov 26, 2025Boston Complex Disputes partners George Skelly and Morgan Nighan, and associates Matt Costello and Elijah Rockhold contributed this article discussing the Second Circuit’s decision in Gimpel v. Hain Celestial Group Inc., which looks at how the court will evaluate securities fraud complaints under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5.
Admitted to practice
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D.
Drake University, B.A., magna cum laude
Professional activities
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
Languages
French
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