Nixon Peabody LLP

Nixon Peabody LLP is an American Lawyer top 100 law firm in the United States with 15 offices worldwide. The firm combines high performance, entrepreneurial spirit, deep engagement, and an unwavering commitment to a culture of collaboration, diversity, and humanity for its clients, people, and communities.

Forward Looking

Nixon Peabody is one of Boston’s preeminent firms and, accordingly, is ranked as one of Vault’s top 30 firms in Boston. With predecessor firms going back to the 1850s, Nixon Peabody is the result of the 1999 merger of Rochester firm Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle LLP and Boston-based Peabody & Brown. Building on this long history, Nixon Peabody looks to the future by offering forward-thinking solutions for complex legal challenges. In this way, the firm makes positive impacts on its clients, its people, and the communities where they live and work.

From Billables to Thought Leadership

Nixon Peabody is recognized for its leadership in affordable housing and real estate, government investigations and white-collar defense, intellectual property, energy and environment, healthcare, tax, public finance, M&A, private equity, and complex commercial disputes. The firm also focuses on emerging areas such as AI and cybersecurity; blockchain; photonics; and power plant decommissioning, demolition, and remediation. Nixon Peabody’s clients include Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Health Catalyst, Cedars-Sinai, The Regents of the University of California, the City of Los Angeles, and the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York City). 

The firm has a robust healthcare practice that takes a multidisciplinary approach. Its clients include digital health companies, home health facilities, hospitals and medical centers, medical device companies, nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies, private equity firms, and rehabilitation facilities.

Nixon Peabody emphasizes communication and engagement, as demonstrated through the firm’s thought leadership, blogs, video content, and social media activity.

All Are Welcome

As a long-time leader in the effort to diversify the legal profession, Nixon Peabody understands that principles fall short unless paired with meaningful actions. The firm is committed to creating an environment of respect, support, and collaboration for colleagues, clients, and communities. It continues to participate in programs such as the Mansfield Rule and the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index to further its commitment.

• A Nixon Peabody cross-practice team represented publicly traded Italian materials company SAES Getters S.p.A. in the $900 million sale of its nitinol business and U.S. subsidiaries Memry Corporation and SAES Smart Materials, Inc., to Resonetics, LLC.
• Nixon Peabody secured a reversal of the conviction against one of the first two parents to go to trial in the Varsity Blues college admissions cases. Following arguments from the NP team, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit found that a lower court made crucial missteps in the parent’s trial and vacated the client’s conviction. Subsequently, the government dismissed all charges against NP’s client.
• Nixon Peabody served as special tax counsel to the Metropolitan Sports Authority of Nashville and Davidson County in connection with its issuance of $484.8 million bonds to finance a portion of the cost of the development and construction of a new football stadium for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. This deal received the Proximo North America—Leisure Deal of the Year in 2023.

• 22 national Tier 1 and 47 regional Tier 1 practices in the Best Law Firm rankings, 2025—Best Lawyers
• 28 practice areas recognized as industry leaders, 2024—Chambers USA
• Named among The Best Law Firms to Work For, 2025—U.S. News & World Report
• Recognized for firmwide commitment to DEI initiatives and priorities, 2024—Bloomberg Law
• 13 attorneys named Lawyers of the Year in The Best Lawyers in America, 2025—Best Lawyers