Boston, MA. The Best Lawyers in America© has recognized 14 Nixon Peabody attorneys as “Lawyers of the Year” in its 2021 edition. These attorneys were selected by their peers for professional excellence in the legal industry.
In addition, 34 Nixon Peabody attorneys, across 18 practice areas, were named to the inaugural edition of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.” These awards recognize lawyers who have been in private practice for five to nine years and are based entirely on peer reviews.
A total of 163 Nixon Peabody attorneys, representing 67 unique practice areas, were recognized as “Best Lawyers” for 2021.
Nixon Peabody 2021 “Lawyers of the Year” Honorees
Buffalo
- Vivian M. Quinn — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Providence
- Armando E. Batastini — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jeffrey S. Brenner — Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Stacie B. Collier — Employment Law - Management
Rochester, NY
- Carolyn G. Nussbaum — Corporate Governance Law
- Eric Paley — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kevin T. Saunders — Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Richard A. McGuirk — Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Todd R. Shinaman — Labor Law - Management
- William F. Weir — Public Finance Law
San Francisco
- Charles M. Dyke — Litigation - ERISA
Nixon Peabody Attorneys on the Inaugural 2021 “Ones to Watch” List
Albany, NY
- Erin Huntington — Commercial Litigation
Boston
- Bryce J. Helfer — Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Christopher Queenin — Commercial Litigation
- Christina Ricotta — Real Estate Law
Chicago
- Angelo J. Christopher — Intellectual Property Law
- Aon S. Hussain — Commercial Litigation
- Benjamin Rosborough — Intellectual Property Law
- April E. Schweitzer — Health Care Law
Long Island
- Christopher J. Moro — Appellate Practice
- Marissa Muscarella — Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Real Estate Law
- Michal E. Ovadia — Health Care Law
Los Angeles
- Harsh P. Parikh — Health Care Law
Manchester, NH
- Kierstan Schultz — Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
- Nathan Warecki — Commercial Litigation, Immigration Law
New York City
- Ari Glatt — Real Estate Law
- Jena M.Grady — Health Care Law
Providence
- Meghan L. Hopkins — Health Care Law
- Aaron F. Nadich — Labor and Employment Law – Management
- William Wynne — Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
Rochester, NY
- Eric M. Ferrante — Commercial Litigation
- Isaac Figueras — Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Terance V. Walsh — Public Finance Law
Washington, DC
- Kelly Behr — Real Estate Law
- Scott M. Dinner — Commercial Litigation
- Rachel S. Winkler — Immigration Law