Nixon Peabody has named 11 new partners for 2016. They are:

Meghan Altidor, affordable housing, Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Baio, intellectual property counseling and transactions, Chicago, Illinois

Ashley Champion, real estate and community development, Rochester, New York

Dan Deane, commercial litigation, Manchester, New Hampshire

Theodore Ghorra, securities, New York, New York

Jennifer Hayes, intellectual property litigation, Silicon Valley, California

Thomas Mealiffe, complex litigation, New York, New York