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Firm and Practice Area Recognition
- The Bond Buyer recognized the Commonwealth of Massachusetts billion-dollar accelerated bridge program as both Northeast Regional Deal of the Year and the 2011 Deal of the Year. Honorees were cited by the publication’s editors for being some of the country’s most innovative, strategically risky and financially complex. Additionally, winners were recognized for being model deals for future financings and their eventual public purposes served. To learn more about this deal, please visit our News page.
- Nixon Peabody LLP is the 2011–2012 U.S. News/Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” for Franchise Law. Click here to read more about the firm’s rankings.
- Recognized by M&A Advisor and the Association for Corporate Growth New York for role in transaction named “Middle Market Deal of the Year” in the $100M–$250M range—the majority recapitalization of North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA)’s affiliated practice management company, NAPA Management Services Corporation (NMSC). The transaction was also awarded the “Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year.” Nixon Peabody LLP served as legal counsel to NAPA and NMSC in the matter. For more information about this deal, please visit our news page.
- Partners Lori Green and Bill Andrews were named “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer for their work on the CapX 2020 Utilities transactions. (April 2011) For more information about this deal, please visit our news page.
- Chambers and Partners, publishers of guides to law firms, has ranked international law firm Nixon Peabody LLP highly in the 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers Europe, and Chambers Global. Nixon Peabody has been named a leader in several practices. In addition, 47 Nixon Peabody attorneys have been recognized as top lawyers in their respective practices. View the complete list of Nixon Peabody’s 2011 Chambers rankings here. View the complete list of Nixon Peabody’s 2011 Chambers rankings here.
- Recognized among the top patent filing firms for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications filed in 2009 in the U.S. in the second annual PCT Survey Feature in Managing IP magazine. This recognition is based upon information on the biggest filers of applications for patents filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty as published by The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
- Ranked as the No.1 underwriters’ counsel in the U.S. and as the 6th most-active bond counsel in the U.S. for 2010. Thomson Reuters (January 2011).
- Ranked 3rd nationally by the 2011 Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Rankings for the number of private equity and venture capital funds that had a final close in 2010 (275) and 16th for the number of private equity and venture capital deals negotiated and closed that year (159).
- Recognized by Managing IP magazine’s World IP Survey as a national leader in Intellectual Property counsel for the biotech and life sciences industries. Firms earning recognition are evaluated by their peers on the strength of their expertise and the depth of their ability to service clients.
- Recognized in March 2010 by the French legal press with the Silver Award for the best “International Firm” in France for 2009. The award, presented every two years to leaders in the legal industry by the Paris Bar, the Leaders League, and Décideurs, the preeminent legal magazine in France, highlighted the office’s reputation as a dominant, full-service advisory practice.
- Recognized by Project Finance Magazine (March 2010) for role in North American Single Asset Power Deal of the year 2009 awarded to Astoria Energy II LLC (“Astoria Energy II”). $1B project financing was secured by Astoria II, a limited liability company created to develop, construct, own and operate a new natural gas-fired power plant in Astoria, Queens Borough, New York City. Nixon Peabody LLP represented Energy Investors Funds in connection with the financing and closing of an investment in Astoria II through its United States Power Fund III, LP (“USPF III”). Click here for additional information on the 2009 project financing for Astoria Energy II.
- The Bond Buyer recognized the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) as 2009 Deal of the Year. The deal was recognized for its creativity in capturing the revenue generated by an existing toll highway and using it to pay for an expansion of transit during a tough economy when funding for such projects is becoming increasingly harder to identify. Honorees were cited by the publication’s editors for their innovation, risk taking and the ability for a deal to serve as a model for other financings. To learn more about this deal, please visit our News page.
- The Bond Buyer recognized the Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority project and the Capital Beltway Funding Corp. project as 2008 Northeast Regional Deal of the Year and Non-traditional Deal of the Year, respectively. Honorees were cited by the publication’s editors for being some of the country’s most innovative, strategically risky and financially complex. Additionally, winners were recognized for being model deals for future financings and their eventual public purposes served. To learn more about these deals, please visit our News page.
Workplace Recognition
- Nixon Peabody LLP has been recognized by Computerworld as one of the top 12 green information technology organizations. The publication, written for senior I.T. industry leaders, chose the winners from a group of 70 applicants, each striving to find new ways to reduce energy consumption in their I.T. equipment and use technology to lower energy use elsewhere in their operations.
- Nixon Peabody LLP was named among the “Top Companies for LGBT Equality” by Work Life Matters magazine in recognition of the firm’s diversity programs and initiatives. Work Life Matters is a national publication that educates executives and advocates about the importance of work life services and resources throughout the nation’s workforce.
- Nixon Peabody LLP has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the recipients of its 2011 Leaders in Diversity Awards, the publication’s annual program honoring companies and businesspeople for their leadership in promoting inclusiveness and economic opportunity. Nixon Peabody’s Diversity Challenge was a winner in the “Workforce Diversity Initiative” category. The Diversity Challenge is a commitment from a broad cross-section of the firm’s personnel to promote diversity at the firm through varying initiatives and/or activities.
- Nixon Peabody continues to receive accolades for its diversity—the latest coming from Vault’s 2012 rankings of the Top 100 Firms for Diversity. Once again, Nixon Peabody was included among the top law firms in diversity in three categories, earning #17 for overall diversity, #17 for diversity with respect to minorities, and #13 for diversity with respect to LGBT. Vault’s 2012 rankings were based on the responses of 16,000 associates across the U.S. This is the second time Vault has recognized Nixon Peabody for outstanding diversity.
- Nixon Peabody has earned a Rosoff Award, recognizing New England organizations that have meaningful diversity, mentoring, and inclusion programs. The Rosoff Awards emphasize that workplace diversity is more than a means of achieving social justice; it is an essential business strategy. Nixon Peabody was recognized in the “Diversity Initiative: Internal” category for its firm wide “Diversity Challenge” program that focuses on driving diverse recruiting and retention. The program, which the firm launched about a year ago, challenges each attorney to devote 40 hours annually to a diversity initiative or activity. Some activities include: organizing or attending a diversity-oriented event reception or seminar, working with a recruiting manager to identify diverse candidates, or mentoring a minority, LGBT, or woman attorney.
- MultiCultural Law magazine recently ranked Nixon Peabody LLP among the “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” in its Spring 2011 issue. The magazine annually recognizes the nation’s top firms for excellence in ensuring diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Nixon Peabody not only earned distinction as a top firm overall, but the firm’s efforts were also acknowledged in a sub-category, earning a spot on the “Top 100 Law Firms for Women.”
- For the sixth consecutive year, received the highest rating (100%) by the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality in corporate America. The firm has been named to the HRC’s 2012 “Best Places to Work For (LGBT) Equality” list.
- Recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®” in 2008, 2007, and 2006
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