Nixon Peabody LLP
Nixon Peabody has approximately 644 attorneys across 14 offices. It took its current form in a 1999 merger.
$210,000
Reported first-year compensation
Not reported: summer associates, partnership track.
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About Nixon Peabody
Nixon Peabody combines transactional and disputes work with advice on regulation and the industries in which its clients operate. Its services include intellectual property, securities, antitrust, benefits, tax, real estate, employment, and corporate governance. Environmental and export-compliance matters add further regulatory dimensions to the practice.
Public finance provides a concrete example of its work. In 2022, the firm served as bond counsel to Los Angeles on social bonds supporting housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. That representation connected financing work with the development of housing, healthcare access, and community facilities.
The firm's broader materials emphasize collaboration with businesses, regulators, funders, and industry participants. For students, this offers several ways to approach the practice: a matter can involve a commercial transaction, a dispute, or the legal framework supporting a public project. The firm's service descriptions help clarify which legal disciplines contribute to each type of engagement.
Rankings
Latest published editions. Each links to its source.
Size and Standing
- $688M gross revenueAm Law 100, $688M gross revenue: #88 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 2 countriesGlobal 200, Lawyers in 2 countries: #110 (opens in a new tab)
- 644 attorneysNLJ 500, 644 attorneys: #88 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #75 (opens in a new tab)
Practice strength by market
Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.
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| Practice | Market | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
Corporate/Commercial | New Hampshire | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A | New York: Upstate | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare | New York | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | New York: Upstate | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Rhode Island | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Massachusetts | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Public Finance | California | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Public Finance | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Public Finance | New York | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | New York: Upstate | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Capital Markets: Securitization: Trustee Counsel | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | New Hampshire | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | New York: Upstate | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Rhode Island | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Public Finance | District of Columbia | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Public Finance | Illinois | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Construction | California | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A | Massachusetts | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Environment | New York: Upstate | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Franchising | Nationwide | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Massachusetts | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment | Massachusetts | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Massachusetts | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare | California | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare | Illinois | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
HealthcareThe Elite | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Projects: PPP | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Massachusetts | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Startups & Emerging Companies | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
29 reported ranking rows
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Firm highlights
Attorneys by role
- Partners
- 281
Summer program
Pro bono
- Average hours per attorney
- 35.9 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #69
Schools Nixon Peabody Hires From
8 schools name Nixon Peabody on its own employer or placement pages. These lists are not exhaustive.