Elise Amendola/Associated PressScott Brown, a Republican, lost the Senate race in Massachusetts to Elizabeth Warren last year.The tried-and-true tradition of law firms serving as homes for ousted and retired politicians is alive and well.
Scott Brown, the former Massachusetts senator who lost his seat to Elizabeth Warren last year, said on Monday that he was joining the law firm Nixon Peabody. He will work in the firm’s Boston headquarters and focus on the financial services industry and commercial real estate matters, according to firm.
“During my time in politics, I never hesitated to reach across the aisle to work with members of any political party to secure a preferable outcome,” Mr. Brown said in the news release. “My approach is consistent with the way Nixon Peabody does business and I believe we can be successful together.”
Last week, Jon Kyl, the longtime Republican senator from Arizona who recently retired, announced that he was joining Covington & Burling’s government affairs practice to focus on tax reform and health care, among other areas. Last month, Kay Bailey Hutchison, the senator from Texas who also retired, joined the Dallas office of Bracewell & Giuliani.
At Nixon Peabody, which has 700 lawyers, Mr. Brown will be practicing law and will not be working as a lobbyist. A graduate of Boston College Law School, Mr. Brown served as a state legislator for about a dozen years before he was elected in 2010 to the senate seat that became vacant after the death of Edward M. Kennedy. He has practiced law since 1985, and before his public service, had a solo practice handling real estate transactions.
In her campaign to unseat Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren had highlighted the senator’s ties to the financial services industry and accused him of defending Wall Street’s interests.
“Scott’s ability to connect people with opportunities is an excellent fit with Nixon Peabody’s culture and strategic priorities,” said Andrew I. Glincher, the firm’s chief executive and managing partner. “Scott’s personality and entrepreneurial spirit will build strong relationships.”
In addition to working at Nixon Peabody, the telegenic Mr. Brown — who had a lucrative modeling career in his 20s that helped pay for law school — has a deal with Fox News to serve as a pundit.