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Firm and Practice Area Recognition
- Ranked 22nd among 200 trademark firms in the 2007 annual edition of Trademark Insider, the Corporation Service Company’s (CSC) publication. The firm’s positioning in the 2007 ranking represents a significant boost from the previous year and confirms Nixon Peabody’s status as one of the top trademark firms in the country.
- Ranked 3rd nationally by Dow Jones & Company’s Private Equity Analyst for the number of private equity and venture capital funds negotiated or structured (446 funds) and 19th for the number of private equity and venture capital deals closed in 2007 (164 deals).
- Ranked as the most active underwriters’ counsel in the U.S. and the 8th most active bond counsel by Thomson Financial (2006).
- Chambers and Partners has ranked Nixon Peabody LLP highly in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Nixon Peabody has been named a leader in eleven practice areas. In addition, thirty Nixon Peabody lawyers have been recognized as top lawyers. View the complete list.
- Nixon Peabody LLP has fifty-six attorneys from across the country and various practice groups selected for inclusion in the upcoming 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey. View the complete list.
- More than 100 Nixon Peabody attorneys have been recognized as “Super Lawyers” by the publishers of California Super Lawyer Magazine, New England Super Lawyer Magazine, New York (Metro) Super Lawyer Magazine, and New York (Upstate) Super Lawyer Magazine. The lawyers practice in diverse areas, ranging from business to health care and from real estate to litigation. View the complete list.
- Included in the 2007 “Lawyer Global 100,” published in association with The American Lawyer.
- Ranked 2nd in Reactions’ “Law Firm of the Year for Services to the Re/Insurance Industry” survey (2006). Nixon Peabody was one of only two law firms that was “highly recommended” by the magazine’s editor.
- Ranked 4th in the U.S. in corporate contracts by Reactions, in part as a result of our work with senior home office and underwriting executives on insurance policy formation and related front-end activities (2006).
- Received the Massachusetts Licensed Site Professionals Sponsor Award in recognition of efforts to advance the state of LSPA practice (2006).
- Inducted into the Boston Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of Eastern Massachusetts for innovation, integrity, and community leadership (2006).
- Ranked among the top 25 IP Litigation Firms by IP Law Bulletin (2005).
- Ranked in the Top Patent Firms list and named among the top 10 percent of patent law firms, based on number of utility patents issued, by Intellectual Property Today (2005).
- Ranked in the Top Trademark Firms and named among the top 25 percent of trademark law firms by Intellectual Property Today (2005).
- Ranked among best for client satisfaction by Intellectual Property Today (2005).
- Received Bond Buyer’s Deal of the Year award for our novel approach to a municipal finance transaction, and our client received Project Finance magazine’s award for the most creative public-private deal in North America (2005).
Workplace Recognition
- Vault has ranked Nixon Peabody LLP highly in its 2009 Top 100 Law Firms Survey. Nixon Peabody received high rankings in the following categories: 8th in Associate/Partner Relations, 10th in Best Firms to Work For, 10th in Formal Training, 10th in Informal Training, 10th in Quality of Live Overall, 12th (tied) in Overall Satisfaction, 15th in Overall Diversity, 16th in Diversity for Minorities, 17th in Hours, 20th in Diversity with respect to GLBT.
- Recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®” in 2008, 2007, and 2006
- Recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by:
- Boston Business Journal, 2007
- Washington Business Journal, 2007
- San Francisco Business Times, the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, and the East Bay Business Times, 2007
- Providence Business News, 2007
- Long Island Business News, 2006
- Given the highest rating (100%) by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality in corporate America (2006/2007).
- Received the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s 2007 Thomas L. Sager Award for the Mid-Atlantic region in recognition of our sustained commitment to diversity and minority issues.
- Received Business Leadership Award from the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, New York, in recognition of advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in the workplace (2006).
- Received a “Best Practice for Diversity” award from the New Hampshire Cultural Diversity Awareness Council (2006).
- Received a “Scales of Justice Award” from the Association for Legal Professionals Foundation Board of Trustees in recognition of the firm being named one of the nation’s top 100 employers by FORTUNE and in honor of the firm’s outstanding commitment to its staff.
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