Boston, MA. Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce that 13 of the firm’s attorneys have been named “Lawyer of the Year” for 2025 by The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, 94 Nixon Peabody attorneys have been named “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys who have been in private practice for five to nine years.
These annual honors are based entirely on peer reviews for excellence in the legal industry.
Altogether for 2025, The Best Lawyers in America® includes a total of 284 Nixon Peabody attorneys, representing 75 unique practice areas across 13 US cities. See the link at the end of this press release to view a complete list of Nixon Peabody attorneys included in the new edition.
Nixon Peabody 2025 “Lawyers of the Year” honorees
Buffalo
- Martha M. Anderson—Corporate Law
- Susan C. Roney—Litigation—Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Melville
- Tara E. Daub—Labor Law—Management
Providence
- Stephen D. Zubiago—Healthcare Law
Rochester
- Katherine C. Baynes—Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
- Barry Carrigan—Economic Development Law
- Lori B. Green—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brian J. Kopp—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law—Management
- Jared C. Lusk—Land Use and Zoning Law
- Richard A. McGuirk—Corporate Governance Law
- Carolyn G. Nussbaum—Litigation—Mergers and Acquisitions
- Todd R. Shinaman—Labor Law—Management
San Francisco
- Anthony Barron—Construction Law
93 Nixon Peabody attorneys across 31 practices named 2025 “Ones to Watch”
Albany
- Eric J. Brenner—Banking and Finance Law, Municipal Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
- Kasey K. Hildonen—Commercial Litigation
Boston
- Nuryllen D. Aguasvivas—Real Estate Law
- Thomas A. Barnico, Jr.—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Matthew W. Costello—Commercial Litigation
- Alexandra P. Crean—Trusts and Estates
- Paul DeTurk—Corporate Law
- Nicole V. Hixon—Real Estate Law
- Emily J. Holt—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- John E. Murray—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Robert Pethick—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brianna N. Portu—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Ali Sisson—Real Estate Law
- Pamela R. Swanson—Real Estate Law
Chicago
- Brandon A. Caywood—Public Finance Law, Tax Law
- Angelo J. Christopher—Intellectual Property Law
- Ethan Domsten—Healthcare Law
- Kelly Glynn—Tax Law
- Aon S. Hussain—Commercial Litigation, Healthcare Law
- Christina E. Kurow—Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Katherine F. Letcher—Commercial Litigation
- Kathleen Mallon—Commercial Litigation
- Tammy P. Nguyen—Commercial Litigation
- David M. Pattee—Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
- Benjamin Rosborough—Intellectual Property Law
- Spenser T. Sotolongo—Real Estate Law
Melville
- Matthew Forzano—Commercial Litigation
- Jennifer Greco—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
Los Angeles
- 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
- April Hua—Entertainment and Sports Law
- Alice Kwak—Labor and Employment Law—Management
- Brock J. Seraphin—Commercial Litigation
- David J. Song—Public Finance Law
Manchester
- Erin S. Bucksbaum—Commercial Litigation
- Talia Burghard—Real Estate Law
- Corey M. Habib—Corporate Law
- Jaclyn N. Kelly—Real Estate Law
- Allison K. Regan—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Dave Zimmermann—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Nashville
- Farrah Usmani—Entertainment and Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law
New York City
- Stephanie C. H. Ardino—Trusts and Estates
- Samantha R. Barbere—Corporate Law
- Michelle Cafarelli Kabat—Real Estate Law
- Paul Dewey—Public Finance Law
- Maximilian Ferullo—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ari Glatt—Real Estate Law
- Jéna M. Grady—Healthcare Law
- Alexandra Hohauser—Real Estate Law
- Nicoleas Mayne—Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Entertainment and Sports Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Avery Ryou—Real Estate Law
- Tim Sharkey—Corporate 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
Providence
- Meghan L. Hopkins—Healthcare Law
- Aaron F. Nadich—Labor and Employment Law—Management
Rochester
- 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
- Jenny Holmes—Privacy and Data Security Law
- Ninteretse Jean Pierre—Real Estate Law
- Jennifer Jovcevski—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Technology Law
- Kaleigh P. Morrison—Intellectual Property Law
- Zachary C. Osinski—Commercial Litigation
- Terance V. Walsh—Corporate Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
San Francisco
- Stacy M. Boven—Appellate Practice
- Taylor Hooks—Commercial Litigation
- Conor McNamara—Commercial Litigation, Litigation—Construction
- Ian T. O’Banion—Real Estate Law
- Janelle M. Walker—Public Finance Law
- Dia Walrath—Public Finance Law
Washington, DC
- Claire Alexander—Real Estate Law
- Kelly Behr—Real Estate Law
- Brendan Cardella-Koll—Real Estate Law
- Ryan Cosmopulos—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kevin Fink—Real Estate Law
- Jamie Flesch—Construction Law, Litigation—Construction
- Brian Kenney — Real Estate Law
- Noah M. Lebowitz—Corporate Law, Project Finance Law
Click here for the complete list of Nixon Peabody attorneys named “Best Lawyers” for 2025.
