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Nixon Peabody LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings

Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - litigation and regulation Tier 2

Offering ‘a very good combination of legal and technical skills‘, Nixon Peabody LLP has longstanding experience in acting as national litigation counsel for aviation manufacturers. Clients regularly look to the team to represent them in National Transportation Safety Board, FAA and foreign accident investigations. The practice also assists manufacturing, aviation and other transportation clients with regulatory matters, as well as the establishment of risk management and product integrity procedures. In New York, Joseph Ortego routinely handles aviation sector-related litigation, and regulatory and compliance issues. San Francisco-based Brian Dalrymple, whose is noted for his 'talent and expertise...backed up by engineering knowledge and pilot experience‘, acts in the co-ordination and defense of complex, multi-district and class action litigation, while counsel Tracey Scarpello in Buffalo regularly defends and counsels aviation industry clients.

M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m) Tier 2

Nixon Peabody LLP operates across M&A, private equity, venture capital financing, joint venture and leveraged buyout transactions. Over in Albany, practice head Todd Tidgewell is especially well-regarded by emerging technology companies; his team includes David Martland, a Boston lawyer with a tenacity in representing not-for-profit players within the healthcare industry, as well as Chicago-based Brian Krob who counts the food, beverage and agribusiness sector as a keystone of his practice. The group is also active in the manufacturing, energy, software, consumer product and life science industries and runs a caseload which includes a mixture of both national and international deals.

Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort Tier 3

Drawing upon a deep bench of seasoned trial lawyers located across both coasts and the Midwest, Nixon Peabody LLP is well-equipped to represent clients from a range of industries on complex product liability and toxic tort matters in federal and state courts throughout the country. The team is also able to leverage this trial-ready approach to secure success in resolving cases before they go to trial. As part of his broad trial practice, New York-based Joseph Ortego  is regularly at the forefront of the firm’s most significant toxic tort-related matters, including in relation to pesticide exposure cases in Los Angeles and defending a Fortune 500 company in a product liability MDL regarding Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF). Ortego co-heads the team alongside Buffalo-based partner Vivian Quinn, who takes on regional and national cases.

Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters) Tier 3

Nixon Peabody LLP’s cross-disciplinary trade secrets practice regularly litigates cases in district courts across the nation, representing both companies and individuals from the worlds of telecoms, computer hardware, digital infrastructure, and consumer technology. Other strengths of the practice include misappropriation and breach of contract matters in the biopharmaceutical sector, and class action suits and parallel government enforcement proceedings for healthcare providers and financial services companies. Boston-based practice co-head Matthew McLaughlin regularly works with clients seeking preliminary injunctions and other interim relief measures, while Daniel Schwartz is a key name in the Chicago office.

Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers Tier 4

Nixon Peabody LLP offers both an excellent understanding of the regulatory framework healthcare providers must work within, as well as the commercial market they exist in. In addition to its strength in advising traditional providers on transactions, it also has a team oriented towards behavioural health providers, led by Long Island-based practice head Peter Egan. It is equally skilled in acting on behalf of private equity firms and working with digital health providers. Also recommended are Los Angeles-based Jill Gordon and Alex Busto and Chicago-based Thomas Fahey.

Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense Tier 5

Nixon Peabody LLP’s government investigations and white-collar defense team acts for large corporations and high-profile individuals in relation to government investigations, trials and appeals. Its key strengths include internal investigations, compliance matters, civil cases and criminal proceedings. The team, which includes former federal prosecutors, is led by David Vicinanzo and Hannah Bornstein. Bornstein is an experienced litigator with expertise in FCA matters in the healthcare industry, while Robert Fisher is a name to note for investigations brought by the SEC, DOJ and FINRA. All named attorneys are based in Boston.

Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation) Tier 5

Nixon Peabody LLP's national construction and real estate practice assists owners and general contractors with both transactional matters and disputes. Projects on its slate of matters range from utilities and energy facilities to sports centers and stadiums, and are located across the country. The practice also frequently collaborates with the firm’s offerings in related areas such as land use, bankruptcy and labor and employment to give rounded assistance through the full cycle of a project. Leadership of the team is shared between Jeffrey Brenner, who splits his time between Providence, Rhode Island and Boston; and Washington DC-based Vernon Johnson, a trial and litigation attorney. Further key names include commercial transactional lawyers and litigators Armando Batastini in Providence and Kristopher Stark in Chicago, both particularly active on  construction matters.