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Nixon Peabody attorneys named “Best Lawyers” for 2025
A total of 284 Nixon Peabody attorneys, representing 75 unique practice areas and 13 US cities, were named 2025 “Best Lawyers.”
- Eric J. Brenner**—Banking and Finance Law, Municipal Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
- Laurie T. Cohen—Healthcare Law
- Kasey K. Hildonen**—Commercial Litigation
- Daniel J. Hurteau—Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Healthcare
- Jeffrey M. Pohl—Public Finance Law
- Vincent E. Polsinelli—Litigation—Labor and Employment
- William E. Reynolds—Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Andrew C. Rose—Commercial Litigation
- Philip Rosenberg—Healthcare Law
- Tina Sciocchetti—Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law
- Christopher J. Stevens—Litigation—Labor and Employment
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Nuryllen D. Aguasvivas**—Real Estate Law
- Deborah L. Anderson—Trusts and Estates
- John P. Beals—Corporate Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
- Hannah Bornstein—Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Stephanie Bruno—Trusts and Estates
- Karla L. Chaffee—Land Use and Zoning Law
- Amelia M. Charamba—Banking and Finance Law
- J. William Codinha—Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lawrence Cohen—Trusts and Estates
- Sarah T. Connolly—Trusts and Estates
- Donald D. Cooper—Environmental Law, Litigation—Environmental
- Matthew W. Costello**—Commercial Litigation
- Alexandra P. Crean**—Trusts and Estates
- Amanda D. Darwin—Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Paul DeTurk**—Corporate Law
- James Duffy—Real Estate Law
- Robert Fisher—Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Brian K. French—Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Healthcare Law, Qui Tam Law
- Christopher R. Froeb—Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey S. Gilbreth—Employment Law—Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment
- Samuel Goldblatt—Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Nicole V. Hixon**—Real Estate Law
- Emily J. Holt**—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- David Kavanaugh—Real Estate Law
- Brian T. Kelly—Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense White-Collar
- Jason C. Kravitz—Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Intellectual Property, Trademark law
- Stephen M. LaRose—Commercial Litigation
- Matthew R. Lynch—Real Estate Law
- David A. Martland—Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Thomas J. McCord—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Forrest David Milder—Tax Law
- Victor G. Milione—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation—Bankruptcy
- Craig D. Mills, P.C.—Banking and Finance Law
- Evelyn V. Moreno—Trusts and Estates
- John E. Murray**—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Catherine Ng—Banking and Finance Law
- Morgan C. Nighan—Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Bankruptcy
- Richard C. Pedone—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation—Bankruptcy
- Robert Pethick**—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brianna N. Portu**—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Christopher Queenin—Commercial Litigation
- Ronaldo Rauseo-Ricupero—Commercial Litigation
- David S. Resnick—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law
- Christina Ricotta—Real Estate Law
- Jay D. Rosenbaum—Trusts and Estates
- David S. Rosenthal—Employment Law—Management
- Jeffrey W. Sacks—Real Estate Law
- Mark D. Seltzer—Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Joshua C. Sharp—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Ali Sisson**—Real Estate Law
- George J. Skelly—Litigation—Securities
- Pamela R. Swanson**—Real Estate Law
- Philip B. Taub —Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
- James E. Vallee—Real Estate Law
- David A. Vicinanzo—Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Martha M. Anderson*—Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Project Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Erik A. Goergen—Commercial Litigation
- Vivian M. Quinn—Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Susan C. Roney*—Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Railroad Law
- Tracey B. Scarpello—Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Laurie Styka Bloom—Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Environmental, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- John J. Weinholtz—Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- David B. Allswang —Real Estate Law
- R. Scott Alsterda —Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation—Bankruptcy
- Daniel J. Burnham —Litigation—Intellectual Property, Patent Law
- Brandon A. Caywood**—Public Finance Law, Tax Law
- Angelo J. Christopher**—Intellectual Property Law
- Sorinel Cimpoes—Patent Law
- Ethan Domsten**—Healthcare Law
- Gregg Dorman —Real Estate Law
- Robert A. Drobnak —Banking and Finance Law
- Thomas M. Fahey —Healthcare Law, Public Finance Law
- Janet M. Garetto —Food and Beverage Law, Litigation—Intellectual Property, Litigation—Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
- John C. Gatz —Patent Law
- Kelly Glynn**—Tax Law
- Yelena F. Gray —Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Seth Horvath —Appellate Practice
- Christopher Hotaling —Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Aon S. Hussain**—Commercial Litigation, Healthcare Law
- Jason T. Kunze —Litigation—Intellectual Property
- Michael P. Kuppersmith —Real Estate Law
- Christina A. Kurow**—Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Katherine F. Letcher**—Commercial Litigation
- Gary I. Levenstein—Venture Capital Law
- Sharone Levy —Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law
- Kathleen Mallon**—Commercial Litigation
- Valerie Breslin Montague —Healthcare Law
- Tammy P. Nguyen**—Commercial Litigation
- David M. Pattee**—Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Benjamin Rosborough**—Intellectual Property Law
- Daniel Schwartz—Litigation—Patent
- April E. Schweitzer —Healthcare Law
- Julie K. Seymour —Healthcare Law, Public Finance Law
- Spenser T. Sotolongo**—Real Estate Law
- Michael Summerhill —Commercial Litigation
- Bradley M. Taub —Patent Law
- Richard A. Ungaretti —Real Estate Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Tara E. Daub*—Employment Law—Management, Labor Law—Management, Litigation —Labor and Employment
- Matthew Forzano**—Commercial Litigation
- Jennifer Greco**—Healthcare Law
- Michele A. Masucci—Healthcare Law
- Ashley Mistretta**—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Christopher J. Moro**—Appellate Practice, Labor and Employment Law— Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment
- Marissa Muscarella**—Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation—Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Vincent Nguyen**—Commercial Litigation
- Denise A. Pursley—Real Estate Law
- Michael I. Schnipper—Healthcare Law
- Rebecca Simone—Healthcare Law
- Michael J. Taubin—Healthcare Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Garth Bostic**—Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Alexandra Busto**—Healthcare Law
- Vince Capati**—Intellectual Property Law
- Stratton P. Constantinides**—Construction Law, Environmental Law
- Jill H. Gordon—Healthcare Law
- Ellie L. Heisler—Copyright Law
- April Hua**—Entertainment and Sports Law
- Alice Kwak**—Labor and Employment Law—Management
- Bryan C. LeRoy—Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Seth D. Levy—Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- Shahzad A. Malik—Tax Law
- Harsh P. Parikh—Healthcare Law
- Joshua Pollack—Litigation—Intellectual Property
- Brock J. Seraphin**—Commercial Litigation
- David J. Song**—Public Finance Law
- Thaddeus J. Stauber—Art Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- John P. Beals—Corporate Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
- Mark E. Beaudoin—Real Estate Law
- Erin S. Bucksbaum**—Commercial Litigation
- Talia B. Burghard**—Real Estate Law
- Daniel Deane—Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law, Litigation—Banking and Finance
- Corey M. Habib**—Corporate Law
- James V. Hatem—Government Relations Practice, Insurance Law
- Jaclyn N. Kelly**—Real Estate Law
- Mark Knights—Qui Tam Law
- Allison K. Regan**—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Kierstan Schultz—Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Healthcare
- Philip B. Taub—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
- Dave Zimmermann**—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Farrah Usmani**—Entertainment and Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Stephanie C.H. Ardino**—Trusts and Estates
- Samantha R. Barbere**—Corporate Law
- Michelle Cafarelli Kabat**—Real Estate Law
- Julia E. Cassidy—Healthcare Law
- Ernest W. Chung—Energy Law
- Elizabeth M. Columbo—Public Finance Law
- Christopher Desiderio—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Paul Dewey**—Public Finance Law
- Peter Armstrong Egan—Healthcare Law
- Maximilian Ferullo**—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Adam B. Gilbert—Litigation—Real Estate
- Ari Glatt**—Real Estate Law
- Adam P. Gordon—Public Finance Law
- Jéna M. Grady**—Healthcare Law
- Alexandra Hohauser**—Real Estate Law
- John W. Hutchinson—Public Finance Law
- Kenneth C. Lind—Public Finance Law, Utilities Law
- Joseph J. Lynch—Real Estate Law
- Christopher M. Mason—Arbitration, Commercial Litigation
- Nicoleas Mayne**—Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Entertainment and Sports Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Abigail Sterling Olsen—Public Finance Law
- David Portal—Real Estate Law
- Christopher J. Reitzel—Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
- Barry M. Rothchild—Public Finance Law
- Avery Ryou**—Real Estate Law
- Tim Sharkey**—Corporate Law
- Scott R. Singer—Energy Law, Public Finance Law
- Shaziah Singh**—Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Katharine A. Stack**—Public Finance Law
- Patrick Toolan**—Corporate Law
- Sebastian Torres**—Municipal Law
- Virginia Wong—Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Armando E. Batastini—Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Banking and Finance, Litigation—Real Estate
- Jeffrey S. Brenner—Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Food and Beverage Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation—Construction, Litigation—Environmental, Litigation—Healthcare, Litigation—Land Use and Zoning, Litigation—Real Estate, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation —Defendants
- Christopher Browning—Healthcare Law
- Stacie B. Collier—Employment Law—Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment
- Adam J. Gwaltney—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Meghan L. Hopkins**—Healthcare Law
- Jessica S. Jewell—Employment Law—Management
- Neal J. McNamara—Employment Law—Management, Labor Law—Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment
- Aaron F. Nadich**—Labor and Employment Law—Management
- Steven M. Richard—Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Privacy and Data Security Law
- Stephen D. Zubiago*—Administrative/Regulatory Law, Healthcare Law, Insurance Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Bruce J. Baker—Construction Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Katherine Baynes*—Economic Development Law, Municipal Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Utilities Law
- Jennifer L. Berrios—Real Estate Law
- Lori A. Bowman—Real Estate Law
- Robert W. Burgdorf—Real Estate Law
- Stephanie M. Caffera —Employment Law—Management, Labor Law—Management
- Barry Carrigan*—Economic Development Law, Municipal Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
- Matthew V. Carrigg**—Real Estate Law
- Stephen W. Fantuzzo**—Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Eric M. Ferrante**—Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Isaac Figueras**—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Lena X. Gionnette**—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Michael Gionta**—Healthcare Law
- Erik A. Goergen—Commercial Litigation
- Lori B. Green*—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Christian D. Hancey—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kimberly K. Harding—Employment Law—Management, Labor Law—Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment
- Jenny Holmes**—Privacy and Data Security Law
- Ninteretse Jean Pierre**—Real Estate Law
- Stephen J. Jones—Litigation—Labor and Employment
- Jennifer Jovcevski**—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Technology Law
- Brian J. Kopp*—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law—Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment
- James A. Locke III—Corporate Law
- Jared C. Lusk*—Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Richard A. McGuirk*—Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Litigation—Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation—Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation—Securities
- A. Darren Miller—Construction Law, Real Estate Law
- Kaleigh P. Morrison**—Intellectual Property Law
- Carolyn G. Nussbaum*—Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Litigation—Banking and Finance, Litigation—Labor and Employment, Litigation—Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation—Securities
- Zachary C. Osinski**—Commercial Litigation
- Eric Paley—Education Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Anita L. Pelletier—Nonprofit/Charity Law
- Kevin T. Saunders—Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Real Estate, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Tyler J. Savage—Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
- Stephanie T. Seiffert—Trusts and Estates
- Todd R. Shinaman*—Employment Law—Management, Labor Law—Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment
- Scott R. Simpson—Healthcare Law
- Harry P. Trueheart, III—Arbitration
- Terance V. Walsh**—Corporate Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
- William F. Weir—Municipal Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Utilities Law
- Jeremy J. Wolk—Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Anthony Barron*—Construction Law
- Robert M. Blum—Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation—Construction
- Stacy M. Boven**—Appellate Practice
- David K. Cheng—Tax Law
- Louis J. Cisz, III—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Bankruptcy
- Charles M. Dyke—Litigation—ERISA
- Taylor Hooks**—Commercial Litigation
- Jennifer A. Kuenster—Commercial Litigation
- Conor McNamara**—Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Construction
- Seth L. Neulight—Employment Law—Management, Litigation—Labor and Employment
- Ian T. O’Banion**—Real Estate Law
- Ross M. Petty—Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Matthew A. Richards—Construction Law
- Alison B. Torbitt—Environmental Law
- Janelle M. Walker**—Public Finance Law
- Dia Walrath**—Public Finance Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree- Claire Alexander**—Real Estate Law
- Kelly Behr**—Real Estate Law
- Robert C. Bernius—Entertainment Law—Music, Litigation—First Amendment, Media Law
- Brendan Cardella-Koll**—Real Estate Law
- Sean Clancy—Tax Law
- Ryan Cosmopulos**—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nathaniel Cushman—Real Estate Law
- Robert L. Daileader, Jr. —Energy Law
- Louis E. Dolan, Jr. —Litigation—Real Estate
- Gregory N. Doran—Real Estate Law
- Steven B. Feirman—Franchise Law
- Kevin Fink**—Real Estate Law
- Jamie Flesch**—Construction Law, Litigation—Construction
- Michael J. Goldman—Real Estate Law
- Richard S. Goldstein—Real Estate Law
- Dara Newman Histed—Real Estate Law
- Vernon W. Johnson—Litigation—Construction, Litigation—Real Estate
- Brian Kenney**—Real Estate Law
- Noah M. Lebowitz**—Corporate Law, Project Finance Law
- Keri A. McWilliams—Franchise Law
- Frederick W. Miller—Real Estate Law
- John C. Partigan—Media Law
- Mitchell Rapaport—Public Finance Law, Tax Law
- John Sandweg
- Bruce M. Serchuk—Public Finance Law
- Kenneth H. Silverberg—Tax Law
- Monica Hilton Sussman—Real Estate Law
- Joel Swearingen—Public Finance Law
- Adam R. Tarosky—Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law
- Ian Taylor—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kendal H. Tyre—Franchise Law
- Stephen J. Wallace—Real Estate Law
- Elizabeth W. Whittle—Energy Law, Utilities Law
* “Lawyer of the Year” honoree
** “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honoree
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