Nixon Peabody LLP

United States 2024

National Rankings

150

Metro Rankings

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General Information

Practice Areas

195

Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers

342

Client Comments

Year founded: 1854

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Overview

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At Nixon Peabody, we deliver sophisticated legal services to our clients and our communities by combining high performance, entrepreneurial spirit, deep engagement, and an unwavering commitment to a culture of collaboration, diversity, and humanity.

How We Do It

Focus on exceptional service and client success in everything we do—always looking for opportunities to go above and beyond.
Work together, leveraging our deep industry knowledge and experience to deliver creative solutions to the most complex legal problems. § Build and preserve trust through all of our actions and behaviors, resulting in strong and lasting relationships with our clients and colleagues.
Foster and maintain a culture of respect and integrity, where inclusion matters because diversity of people, thoughts, and experience powers great thinking and great action.

This is what drives our passion to deliver the best results for our clients, our firm, and each other.

Rankings

Nixon Peabody LLP is nationally ranked in 42 practice areas and metro ranked in 64 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Metro Rankings

Albany

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 3 for Appellate Practice

Boston

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Firm Leadership

Stephen D. Zubiago

CEO and Managing Partner

Highlighted Client Comments

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Appellate Practice

Nixon Peabody took on a case others believed could not be won. They assumed incredible reputational risk by taking on the state's sitting governor, attorney general, insurance commissioner, and state legislature. They prevailed in two state Supreme Court decisions and then returned $85 million dollars to over 6000 health care providers in 45 states and seven countries around the world. They saw us three litigants and every one of the other affected individuals as people who deserved justice. They stood up to those who criticized us in the press and showed incredible courage in defending us. The case they won set a national precedent that protected the vested property rights of others in at least two other states and confirmed those rights in our own state. If one needs ones faith restored in our justice system, this is the firm with whom to work. Even if we had lost, I have never felt so supported, so valued, and so secure. The experience of working with them gave me the courage to hold my head high despite the false accusations made about those of us who fought for our rights.

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

I find Nixon Peabody to have brilliant lawyers and impressive tombstones, yet a humbleness and likability that makes them unique. They are big but have a level of responsiveness that makes them appear to be very nimble. They are the only firm of their size that I have found that has a true entrepreneurial spirit in its DNA. They are a great firm for both small and large clients, which is very rare.

Oliver Smith – Forge 360

Health Care Law

I used the Chicago Office of Nixon Peabody for questions on Compliance/HIPAA and Privacy. Responses are always well researched and answered swiftly. We have also used them sucessfully to conduct audits in high risk areas and have been very pleased with their completeness. Would highly recommend this firm for health care related issues and solutions.

Jack Faber – Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers

Commercial Litigation

Nixon Peabody provides exemplary legal support and is always on top of the matter, professional, highly responsive and timely. The firm has excellent follow-through and is experienced and focused on the best path forward.

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Energy Law

Tier 1 for Environmental Law

Tier 1 for Franchise Law

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate

Tier 1 for Media Law

Tier 1 for Patent Law

Tier 1 for Public Finance Law

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 1 for Securities Regulation

Tier 1 for Tax Law

Tier 1 for Trademark Law

Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates

Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law

Tier 2

Tier 2 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Tier 2 for Construction Law

Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management

Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities

Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 2 for Project Finance Law

Tier 3

Tier 3 for Appellate Practice

Tier 3 for Copyright Law

Tier 3 for Insurance Law

Tier 3 for Litigation - Banking and Finance

Tier 3 for Litigation - ERISA

Tier 3 for Litigation - First Amendment

Tier 3 for Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

Tier 3 for Litigation - Patent

Tier 3 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

Regional Rankings

Albany

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 3 for Appellate Practice

Boston

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice

Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Tax Law

Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates

Tier 2 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Tier 2 for Environmental Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities

Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tier 2 for Venture Capital Law

Tier 3 for Antitrust Law

Tier 3 for Litigation - Environmental

Tier 3 for Patent Law

Tier 3 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

Tier 3 for Trademark Law

Buffalo

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tier 2 for Civil Rights Law

Tier 2 for Corporate Law

Tier 2 for Railroad Law

Chicago

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Tier 1 for Patent Law

Tier 1 for Public Finance Law

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 1 for Securities Regulation

Tier 1 for Trademark Law

Tier 2 for Appellate Practice

Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tier 2 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent

Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Long Island

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 2 for Litigation - Health Care

Tier 2 for Real Estate Law

Los Angeles

Tier 1 for Copyright Law

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property

Tier 2 for Tax Law

Manchester

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law

Tier 2 for Government Relations Practice

Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

New York City

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Municipal Law

Tier 1 for Public Finance Law

Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate

Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tier 2 for Real Estate Law

Tier 2 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Rhode Island

Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Health Care Law

Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 2 for Insurance Law

Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management

Tier 2 for Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate

Tier 2 for Privacy and Data Security Law

Tier 3 for Construction Law

Rochester-NY

Tier 1 for Arbitration

Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Construction Law

Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Energy Law

Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management

Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Banking and Finance

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 1 for Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate

Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities

Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 1 for Municipal Law

Tier 1 for Nonprofit / Charities Law

Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law

Tier 2 for Economic Development Law

Tier 2 for Education Law

Tier 2 for Land Use and Zoning Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 2 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Tier 2 for Project Finance Law

Tier 2 for Public Finance Law

Tier 2 for Trusts and Estates

San Francisco

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Construction Law

Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 2 for Energy Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 2 for Public Finance Law

Tier 2 for Tax Law

Tier 3 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tier 3 for Litigation - ERISA

Washington, D.C.

Tier 1 for Energy Law

Tier 1 for Franchise Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate

Tier 1 for Media Law

Tier 1 for Nonprofit / Charities Law

Tier 1 for Public Finance Law

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Tax Law

Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Tier 3 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tier 3 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 3 for Litigation - First Amendment

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Civil Rights Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Entertainment Law - Music
Environmental Law
Franchise Law
Government Relations Practice
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law - Management
Labor Law - Union
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Media Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®

Nixon Peabody LLP has 195 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Nixon Peabody LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.

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Awards

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Diversity Champion award, South Asian Bar Association (2019)
2019 Mansfield Certification Plus. Diversity Lab honored Nixon Peabody with Mansfield Certification Plus status for achieving over 30% gender, racial/ethnic, and LGBTQ+ diversity in the majority of our leadership roles within our firm.
2019 Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index for the 13th consecutive year. Highest rating (100%) on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality in corporate America. Also named to the HRC’s 2017 “Best Places to Work For (LGBT)