Boston, MA. Nixon Peabody LLP is proud to announce that 61 attorneys and 27 practice areas have been recognized as industry leaders in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Five firmwide Nixon Peabody practice areas earned notable recognition from Chambers USA: Franchising; Healthcare: The Elite; Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy; Public Finance; and Startups & Emerging Companies. It marks the first time Nixon Peabody’s Public Finance practice has been included in the Chambers guide. In addition, 22 of the firm’s practice areas gained statewide recognition.
Nine of the law firm’s attorneys received “Up & Coming” recognition for “being at the forefront of their generation and driving the firm’s growth,” according to Chambers. Nixon Peabody CEO and Managing Partner Stephen Zubiago was also recognized as an “Eminent Practitioner” for a third consecutive year.
Chambers USA State Recognition
22 Nixon Peabody practices earned state recognition:
Chambers USA Leaders in the Field
Chambers USA recognized 61 Nixon Peabody attorneys as leaders in their field:
- Bruce Baker—Real Estate (Upstate New York)
- Anthony Barron—Construction (California)
- Armando Batastini—Litigation: General Commercial (Rhode Island)
- John Beals—Investment Funds: Investor Representation (Nationwide); Privacy Equity: Fund Formation (Massachusetts)
- Lori Bowman—Real Estate (Upstate New York)
- Jeff Brenner—Litigation: General Commercial (Rhode Island)
- William Codinha—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Massachusetts)
- Allan Cohen—Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
- Laurie Cohen—Healthcare (New York)
- Stacie Collier—Labor & Employment (Rhode Island)
- Elizabeth Columbo—Public Finance (New York)
- Daniel Deane—Litigation: General Commercial (New Hampshire)
- Roderick Devlin—Projects: PPP (Nationwide)
- Peter Egan—Healthcare (New York)
- Steven Feirman—Franchising (Nationwide)
- Robert Fisher—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Massachusetts)
- Jill Gordon—Healthcare (California)
- Lori Green—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
- Kim Harding—Labor & Employment (Upstate New York)
- James Hatem—Corporate/Commercial (New Hampshire)
- Stephen Jones—Labor & Employment (Upstate New York)
- Brian Kelly—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Massachusetts)
- Jared Lusk—Real Estate (Upstate New York)
- David Martland—Antitrust (Massachusetts); Corporate/M&A (Massachusetts); Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Massachusetts)
- Michele Masucci—Healthcare (New York)
- James Mayer—Real Estate (Illinois)
- Thomas McCord—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Massachusetts)
- Richard McGuirk—Litigation: General Commercial (Upstate New York)
- Keri McWilliams—Franchising (Nationwide)
- Victor Milione—Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Massachusetts)
- Valerie Montague—Healthcare (Illinois)
- Catherine Ng—Capital Markets: Securitization: Trustee Counsel (Nationwide)
- Carolyn Nussbaum—Litigation: General Commercial (Upstate New York)
- Greg O’Shaughnessy—Corporate/M&A (Massachusetts)
- John Partigan—Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (District of Columbia)
- Steven Richard—Litigation: General Commercial (Rhode Island)
- Andrew Rose—Litigation: General Commercial (Upstate New York)
- Jeffrey Sacks—Real Estate (Massachusetts)
- Tyler Savage—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
- April Schweitzer—Healthcare (Illinois)
- Julie Seymour—Healthcare (Illinois)
- Andrew Share—Corporate/Commercial (New Hampshire)
- Todd Shinaman—Labor & Employment (Upstate New York)
- Philip Taub—Corporate/Commercial (New Hampshire)
- Todd Tidgewell—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
- Kendal Tyre—Franchising (Nationwide)
- David Vicinanzo—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New Hampshire)
- Stanley Widger—Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market (New York)
- Jeremy Wolk—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
Chamber USA’s “Up & Coming” recognition
Nine Nixon Peabody attorneys earned Chamber USA’s “Up & Coming” recognition:
- Jason Chimon—Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
- Kevin Grant—Corporate/M&A (New York)
- Ellie Heisler—Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent (California)
- John Hutchinson—Public Finance (New York)
- Jessica Jewell—Labor & Employment (Rhode Island)
- Matthew Richards—Construction (California)
- Michael Schnipper—Healthcare (New York)
- Eric Tanck—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
- Farrah Usmani—Media & Entertainment (Tennessee)
Chambers USA “Senior Statespeople”
Two Nixon Peabody senior counsels recognized as Chambers USA “Senior Statespeople”:
- Thomas Fahey—Healthcare (Illinois)
- Neal McNamara—Labor & Employment (Rhode Island)
Chambers USA “Eminent Practitioner”
Chambers USA honors Nixon Peabody CEO and managing partner as an “Eminent Practitioner”:
- Stephen Zubiago—Corporate/Commercial (Rhode Island)
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is a legal benchmark on practitioners’ legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, and commitment. The survey is conducted by Chambers and Partners, a leading independent research company delivering detailed rankings and insight into the world's leading lawyers.