Nixon Peabody

Nixon Peabody LLP
Headquarters53 State Street,
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
No. of offices16
No. of attorneys700
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleSteve Zubiago, CEO & Managing Partner
Andrew Glincher, Senior Chairman and Partner
Date foundedDecember 31, 1999 (merger)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.nixonpeabody.com

Nixon Peabody LLP is a Boston-based law firm with over 700 attorneys collaborating across major practice areas in cities across the U.S. and international offices in London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. In addition to the firm's Boston headquarters, it maintains U.S. office locations in New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Albany, Buffalo, Manchester, Rochester, and Providence.

The firm works in commercial litigation, IP litigation, product liability, government investigations, white-collar defense, arts and cultural institutions, and Indian law and gaming. They have represented clients such as JetBlue, Constellation Brands, Corning Incorporated, and Gannett Co., among others. Additionally, the firm has represented parties in the financing of new stadiums for the Mets and Yankees. The firm has nearly thirty teams that focus on specific industries or areas of law.

Stephen Zubiago serves as Nixon Peabody's chief executive officer[1] and managing partner, a role he has held since February 2021. Andrew Glincher is the firm's senior chairman.[2][3]

History

Nixon Peabody was formed by the 1999 merger of two firms that began practicing more than a century ago: Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle LLP and Peabody & Brown.[4] Nixon Hargrave was originally a Rochester, New York, firm that had grown to become one of the largest law firms in New York.[5]

In 2000, Nixon Peabody merged with Sixbey Friedman Leedom & Ferguson in Northern Virginia, doubling the size of its intellectual property practice.[6]

The firm expanded into California in 2001 through a merger with Lillick & Charles, founded in San Francisco in 1897.[7][8]

In December 2002, Nixon Peabody merged with the 150-year-old Boston firm of Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, adding fifty attorneys in the areas of business, litigation, and health services.[9][10]

In late 2008, when many law firms were collapsing or announcing layoffs,[11] Nixon Peabody declared an objective to double the size of the firm in the next three or four years, a move its global head of finance termed "a necessity for our firm."[12][13] The firm said it would hire up to 100 attorneys[14] from the dissolving firm Thelen LLP, and in October took on 25 lawyers in Paris, a move that led to a legal dispute with UK firm Taylor Wessing.[15]

In February 2015, Chicago-based mid-sized law firm Ungaretti & Harris LLP merged into Nixon Peabody, adding 100 attorneys and experience in corporate, health care, real estate, litigation, public finance, intellectual property, and government relations.[16][17]

In October 2015, Nixon Peabody consolidated operations with CWL Partners, a firm based in Hong Kong.[18][19] The two firms had been formally associated with each other since 2010. The combined firm is known as Nixon Peabody CWL in Hong Kong but will remain as Nixon Peabody LLP in the U.S., Europe, and the firm's Shanghai, China, office.[18]

Pro bono

In 2011, Nixon Peabody attorneys spent an average of 56 hours on pro bono matters, or 3.7% of their billable hours. The firm as a whole contributed 37,539 hours to pro bono work.[20] The firm "targets 3% of billable hours annually for pro bono work."[21]

Nixon Peabody has worked on behalf of a wide range of pro bono clients, including microfinance work[22] veterans' affairs, asylum and immigration cases, domestic violence matters and with various legal aid organizations on a wide range of matters, in some cases as part of a corporate partnership (the firm's Albany office partners with General Electric's Global Research division on community pro bono matters).[23]

In 2009, the Manchester office launched the Nixon Peabody Domestic Protection Team, aimed at assisting victims of domestic violence.[24] In 2012, Nixon Peabody partners co-authored the amicus brief by the New York State Bar Association in Fisher v. University of Texas, et al. The NYSBA brief argues that the government has a compelling interest in promoting diversity in the legal profession, which cannot happen without meaningful diversity in the undergraduate pipeline.[25]

Nixon Peabody members have mentored students in Providence, Rhode Island, under a YMCA program called Championing Our Students.[26]

Litigation

Chambers describes Nixon Peabody's litigation activities as involving commercial litigation, IP litigation, product liability, government investigations, white-collar defense, arts and cultural institutions, and Indian law and gaming. Lawyers at the Washington office perform much of their work at the Court of Federal Claims.

Offices

Nixon Peabody has 13 US offices and three international offshoots in London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.[27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff, P. B. N. (2021-02-01). "Nixon Peabody elects Zubiago CEO and managing partner". Providence Business News. Archived from the original on 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  2. ↑ Chesto, Jon (2021-02-01). "New CEO takes over at Nixon Peabody". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ↑ Olson, Elizabeth (1 February 2021). "Nixon Peabody Names Zubiago Chief After Decade With Glincher". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Astor, Will (12 July 2002). "Harter, Secrest outshines rivals in law firm ranking". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Haaland, Lynette (2006-09-22). "2006 Rochester Hall of Fame: Their leadership created the city's largest law firm". Rochester Business Journal.
  6. ↑ "Sixbey Friedman merges with N.Y. giant Nixon Peabody - Washington Business Journal". www.bizjournals.com. 2000-02-07. Archived from the original on 2003-01-17. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  7. ↑ "Lillick & Charles completes merger with East Coast firm - San Francisco Business Times". www.bizjournals.com. 2001-08-01. Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  8. ↑ "Lillick & Charles: NEW YORK'S NIXON PEABODY ACQUIRES BAY AREA VETERAN". www.dailyjournal.com. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  9. ↑ "Nixon Peabody, Boston firm to merge". Rochester Business Journal. 10 September 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Lerner, Jill (2002-09-10). "Law firms Nixon Peabody, Hutchins Wheeler agree to merge - Boston Business Journal". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2002-09-12. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  11. ↑ "The Layoff List". Law.com. 2008-11-13. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  12. ↑ Pasternak, Petra (2008-11-17). "Nixon: New Faces Must Love New Faces". Legal Pad. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  13. ↑ Lind, Sofia (2008-11-17). "Nixon Peabody eyes UK merger in global strategy drive". Legal Week. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  14. ↑ Lowe, Zach (2008-11-07). "Hungry Nixon Set to Hire as Many as 100 From Thelen". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  15. ↑ Lowe, Zach (2008-10-29). "After 'Partner Stealing' Case, Nixon Peabody Welcomes 25 French Lawyers". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  16. ↑ "Nixon Peabody and Chicago's Ungaretti & Harris Announce Merger" (Press release). Nixon Peabody. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "Nixon Peabody merging with Chicago law firm". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  18. 1 2 "Nixon Peabody and CWL Partners Consolidate Operations and Marketing". Asia IP. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  19. ↑ "Nixon Peabody, CWL Partners consolidate HK operations". Asian Legal Business. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  20. ↑ "Pro Bono". Nixon Peabody. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Nixon Peabody". Fortune. Time Inc. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  22. ↑ Hampton, Elizabeth. "Pro Bono 2012: Power Player". The AmLaw Daily. American Lawyer. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  23. ↑ "Daniel Hurteau Nixon Peabody". New York Law Journal. Law.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  24. ↑ "Manchester office focuses on domestic violence victims" (PDF). Time Well Spent. Nixon Peabody. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  25. ↑ Champagne, Denise (21 August 2012). "Nixon attorneys write amicus brief for state bar". The Daily Record. The Dolan Company. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  26. ↑ "Nixon Peabody Hosts YMCA Mentoring Students". YMCA of Greater Providence. Retrieved 17 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  27. ↑ "NIXON PEABODY LLP". Chambers Associate. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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