Boston, MA. Nixon Peabody LLP announced that 69 of the firm’s attorneys and 29 practice areas have been recognized as industry leaders in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Chambers USA gave notable recognition to six of Nixon Peabody’s firmwide practice areas:
- Capital Markets: Securitization: Trustee Counsel
- Franchising
- Healthcare: The Elite
- Projects: PPP
- Public Finance
- Startups & Emerging Companies
In addition, 23 of the firm’s practice areas gained statewide recognition.
Four 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 sixth 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
- 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
- Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment: 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 63 Nixon Peabody attorneys as leaders in their field:
- 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)
- Allan Cohen—Startups & Emerging Companies (Nationwide)
- Laurie Cohen—Healthcare (New York)
- Stacie Collier—Labor & Employment (Rhode Island)
- Elizabeth Columbo—Public Finance (New York)
- Jacqueline Cooney—Privacy & Data Security: Privacy (Nationwide)
- 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)
- Leigh Gilligan—Environment (Massachusetts)
- Lori Green—Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York)
- Kim Harding—Labor & Employment (Upstate New York)
- John Hutchinson—Public Finance (New York)
- Jessica Jewell—Labor & Employment (Rhode Island)
- Stephen Jones—Labor & Employment (Upstate New York)
- Ilana Kameros—Capital Markets: Securitization: Trustee Counsel (Nationwide)
- Christopher Keefe—Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Massachusetts)
- Brian Kelly—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Massachusetts)
- Mark Knights—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New Hampshire)
- Jared Lusk—Real Estate (Upstate New York)
- Timothy Maloney—Intellectual Property (Illinois)
- Michele Masucci—Healthcare (New York)
- James Mayer—Real Estate (Illinois)
- 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)
- 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)
- Sarah Quinn—Labor & Employment (Illinois)
- 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)
- Mark Stember—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (District of Columbia)
- 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)
- David Vicinanzo—Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New Hampshire)
- Ted Wolff—Environment (New York)
- Virginia Wong—Public Finance (New York)
Chambers USA’s “Up & Coming”
Four Nixon Peabody attorneys earned Chamber USA’s “Up & Coming” recognition:
- Adam Gordon—Public Finance (New York City)
- Harsh Parikh—Healthcare (California)
- Christina Ricotta—Real Estate (Massachusetts)
- Dana Stanton—Environment (Upstate New York)
Chambers USA “Senior Statespeople”
Chambers USA honors Nixon Peabody senior counsel as “Senior Statespeople”:
- Bruce Baker—Real Estate (Upstate New York)
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 of 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 that delivers detailed rankings and insights into the world’s leading lawyers.
