Nicolás Laino is an Argentinian lawyer who serves as a Public Defender at the Federal Public Defender's Office of Argentina, where he has held several positions after joining in 2009. Within the Office, he specializes in criminal defenses, litigation before the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, and he is the Co-Chair of the Program for the Prevention of Torture and ill-treatment in Detention Facilities. He is also responsible for the institutional relations with international organizations regarding the promotion of UN standards on access to legal aid, which he has been advocating for in different global and regional forums since 2014. Nicolás holds a Magíster in Criminal Justice Systems from the University of Barcelona and his writings have been published in local Argentinian newspapers as well as in several edited volumes in his areas of expertise.