The firm has a wide variety of practice areas including intellectual property, technology, business, and real estate law.

This news complements The American Lawyer's annual survey of midlevel associates, in which Nutter ranked among the top five firms in the country and Boston for the last three years.

As of 2019,[update] the investment management arm is headed by Richard Sipley, who has over two-decades of experience in advising high-net worth families and foundations.

[7] In October 2019, Nutter announced a partnership with Ciprun Global to assist clients in entering the Chinese intellectual property market.

[8] The firm's founder, Louis Brandeis, is often credited as a contributor to the development of a pro bono tradition in American legal practice.