Nixon Peabody LLP offers legal advisory services to emerging and middle-market businesses, national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, public entities, educational and not-for-profit institutions, and individuals. The firm’s areas of practices include bankruptcy, business, energy and environment, energy and project finance, financial services and specialty finance, government relations, and health services. It also offers legal services for housing and syndication, international labor and employee benefits, litigation, private clients, public finance, real estate, technology, and intellectual property. Nixon Peabody was founded in 1999 by the merger between Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle LLP and Peabody & Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York City with offices in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Hartford, Long Island, Manchester, McLean, Orange County, Philadelphia, Providence, San Francisco, Washington, and Rochester.