Practices
Industries
Value-Added Services
Developing innovative pricing structures and alternative fee agreement models that deliver additional value for our clients.
Advancing professional knowledge and offering credits for attorneys, staff and other professionals.
Helping clients respond correctly when a crisis occurs.
Providing our clients with legal, strategic, and practical advice to make transformational changes in their organizations.
Leveraging law and technology to deliver sound solutions.
We help clients create positive return on investments in people, products, and the planet.
Delivering seamless service through partnerships across the globe.
Leveraging leading-edge technology to guide change and create seamless, collaborative experiences for clients and attorneys.
Industry-leading conferences focused on affordable housing, tax credits, and more.
Providing actionable information to support strategic decision-making.
Teaming with clients to advance sustainable projects, mitigate the effects of climate change, and protect our planet.
Offering a range of investment management and fiduciary services.
Bringing together companies and investors for tomorrow’s new deals.
Offering fresh insights on cases that are delayed, over budget, or off-target from the desired resolution.
Courtroom-ready lawyers who can resolve disputes early on clients’ terms or prevail at trial before a judge or jury.
Creating positive impact in our communities through increasing equity, access, and opportunity.
We provide strategic counsel on complex corporate transactions and unite dynamic women in the dealmaking arena.
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer
I have practiced law in both firm and corporate settings for more than 25 years, from small private companies to leading global institutions. I help my clients to navigate business and legal challenges of almost every sort.
My role as General Counsel at Nixon Peabody is to support the continued growth and success of the firm and contribute to a culture of professional excellence that places our clients at the center of everything we do. Like any large organization, our work involves inherent risks, both for ourselves and for our clients. My job to understand those risks and to help my colleagues to make the best decisions for their clients. Our clients’ success is our success.
Emerging technologies like generative AI are potential game-changers for the legal profession. Successful firms will harness the power of these tools while also observing the highest professional and ethical requirements.
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Bill Connolly is quoted in this article discussing the evolving role of the Office of General Counsel. Bill explains that having a full-time GC can help law firms better manage and mitigate risk and help attorneys to find the best solutions for their clients.
This roundup of notable legal industry moves in the Boston region includes the NP arrivals of General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Bill Connolly and Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Kristen Fallon. Kristen is quoted in this article along with Managing Partner and CEO Steve Zubiago.
Articles highlighting General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Bill Connolly’s arrival to NP.
Article highlighting General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Bill Connolly’s arrival to NP.
Article highlighting General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Bill Connolly’s arrival to NP.
Boston University School of Law, J.D.
Amherst College, B.A.
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