Several of Nixon Peabody’s “halo practices”—including affordable housing and real estate, community development and finance, and health care—stand out from the usual Big Law product mix with their focus on effecting social change.

Now, the firm is looking to unify this work more tightly with its pro bono efforts. And a major part of that effort is its recent hire of longtime Covington & Burling pro bono manager Sharmaine Heng to serve as director of pro bono and social impact. 

“As a firm, we are focused on making a positive impact,” Heng, who joined Nixon Peabody in September, said in a recent interview. “In my role I help determine how we can make the greatest positive impact in our communities.”

Several of the firm’s practices lend themselves to what Heng called “impact lawyering”—work driven by a desire to do good for society. The firm’s social impact strategy connects that work with its pro bono efforts.

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