Steven Jamal Hanton was elected to partnership at Nixon Peabody LLP on the eve of his ten year anniversary with the firm. Steve is a structured finance and capital markets attorney and often represents banks and other financial institutions in asset-backed securitizations, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), corporate and public finance transactions, and other alternative structures. He also counsels lenders, emerging companies, and other institutions in negotiating transactions in both debt and equity finance, representing lenders in complex lending arrangements and emerging companies in different stages of equity financing. Outside of the firm, he mentors law students and junior attorneys and co-founded an LGBTQIA organization focusing on underserved communities in the Boston metro area, Men of Melanin Magic. Additionally, in 2021, Steve served as the inaugural Rhodium Fellow in International Trade and Economics with the American Mandarin Society, and in 2022, he ran the 126th Boston Marathon on behalf of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.