Boston, MA. Nixon Peabody LLP is proud to announce that Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes 76 attorneys and 27 practice areas as industry leaders in its 2025 edition.
Chambers USA gave notable recognition to four of Nixon Peabody’s firmwide practice areas:
- Franchising,
- Healthcare: The Elite,
- Public Finance, and
- Startups & Emerging Companies.
In addition, 23 of the firm’s practice areas gained statewide recognition.
Five 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 USA. Nixon Peabody CEO and Managing Partner Stephen Zubiago was also recognized as an “Eminent Practitioner” for a fifth consecutive year.
Chambers USA State Recognition
23 Nixon Peabody practices earned state recognition:
- Bankruptcy/Refinancing: Massachusetts
- Construction: California
- Corporate/M&A: Massachusetts, Upstate New York
- Corporate/Commercial: New Hampshire
- Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market: New York
- Environment: Upstate New York
- Healthcare: California, Illinois, New York
- Labor & Employment: Rhode Island, Upstate New York
- Litigation: General Commercial: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Upstate New York
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Massachusetts
- Public Finance: California, District of Columbia, Illinois, New York
- Real Estate: Massachusetts, Upstate New York
Chambers USA “Leaders in the Field”
Chambers USA recognized 67 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); Private Equity: Fund Formation (Massachusetts)
- Lori Bowman—Real Estate (Upstate New York)
- Jeff Brenner—Litigation: General Commercial (Rhode Island)
- 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)
- Daniel Deaton—Public Finance (California)
- Roderick Devlin—Projects: PPP (Nationwide)
- Peter Egan—Healthcare (New York)
- Robert Fisher—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Massachusetts)
- Travis Gibbs—Public Finance (California)
- Leigh Gilligan—Environment (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)
- Ellie Heisler—Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent (California)
- John Hutchinson—Public Finance (New York)
- Jessica Jewell—Labor & Employment (Rhode Island)
- Stephen Jones—Labor & Employment (Upstate New York)
- Brian Kelly—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Massachusetts)
- Jared Lusk—Real Estate (Upstate New York)
- Timothy Maloney—Intellectual Property (Illinois)
- 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)
- Michael Melzer—Public Finance (Illinois)
- Shelagh Michaud—Labor & Employment (Rhode Island)
- Victor Milione—Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Massachusetts)
- Frederick Miller—Real Estate (Missouri: St. Louis & Surrounds)
- 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)
- Whitney Phelps—Healthcare (New York)
- Sasha Rao—Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation (California)
- Mitchell Rapaport—Public Finance (District of Columbia)
- Christopher Reitzel—Public Finance (New York)
- Steven Richard—Litigation: General Commercial (Rhode Island)
- Matthew Richards—Construction (California)
- Andrew Rose—Litigation: General Commercial (Upstate New York)
- Tyler Savage—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
- Michael Schnipper—Healthcare (New York)
- Jennifer Schultz—Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Massachusetts)
- Bruce Serchuk—Public Finance (District of Columbia)
- Julie Seymour—Healthcare (Illinois); Public Finance (Illinois)
- Andrew Share—Corporate/Commercial (New Hampshire)
- Joshua Sharp—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Massachusetts)
- Todd Shinaman—Labor & Employment (Upstate New York)
- Rebecca Simone—Healthcare (New York)
- Priya Sopori—Cannabis Law: Western United States (Nationwide)
- Eric Tanck—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
- Philip Taub—Corporate/Commercial (New Hampshire)
- Todd Tidgewell—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
- Kendal Tyre—Franchising (Nationwide)
- Farrah Usmani—Media & Entertainment (Tennessee)
- David Vicinanzo—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New Hampshire)
- Ed Winters—Privacy Equity: Fund Formation (Nationwide)
- Ted Wolff—Environment (New York)
- Virginia Wong—Public Finance (New York)
Chambers USA’s “Up & Coming”
Five Nixon Peabody attorneys earned Chamber USA’s “Up & Coming” recognition:
- Harsh Parikh—Healthcare (California)
- Jonah Retzinger—Healthcare (California)
- Christina Ricotta—Real Estate (Massachusetts)
- Dana Stanton—Environment (New York)
- Jade Turner-Bond—Public Finance (California)
Chambers USA “Senior Statespeople”
Chambers USA honors Nixon Peabody senior counsel as “Senior Statespeople”:
- Thomas Fahey—Healthcare (Illinois)
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.
