Andrew Glincher To Assume Role as CEO and Managing Partner of Nixon Peabody on 2/1; Names Boston Lawyer to Leadership Team

International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has announced that effective February 1, 2011 Andrew I. Glincher will officially assume the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. Mr. Glincher succeeds Richard F. Langan, Jr., who will continue his practice as a New York corporate attorney and will be actively involved in leadership of the firm's expansion efforts in the U.S. and abroad.  The leadership change was first announced in December 2010 by the firm's policy committee.

Mr. Glincher, who is based in the firm's Boston office, joined Nixon Peabody's predecessor firm Peabody & Brown in 1987.  Since 2004, he has served as managing partner of the Boston office, which is the firm’s largest office.  Mr. Glincher is a preeminent, nationally-recognized attorney who builds and leads significant client service teams.  He will continue to represent the firm's business and real estate clients while serving as CEO and Managing Partner. 

As he transitions to his new role, Mr. Glincher has named Boston attorney Paul E. Bouton to his leadership team:

Paul E. Bouton, Chair of Nixon Peabody's Regulatory and Real Estate Department -  Mr. Bouton, who is based in the firm's Boston office, is an experienced leader who previously served on the Management Committee in the same role as Chair of the firm's Regulatory and Real Estate Department.  Mr. Bouton focuses his practice in the area of multifamily housing finance and development, primarily representing owners and developers of affordable housing developments.  He earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School, his M.B.A from University of Connecticut and a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts.

Mr. Glincher graduated from Northeastern University School of Law and earned his undergraduate degree in finance, cum laude, from Boston College's Carroll School of Management.  He serves on the faculty of Boston College, where he has taught a course in real estate finance since 1988.  Mr. Glincher is immediate past Chairman of the Board at Hebrew SeniorLife, a nonprofit organization that provides medical and housing services to the elderly.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.