Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Headquarters: Columbia, SC
Headquarters: Columbia, SC
PRACTICE AREAS: 104
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 266
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 158
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 372

Firm Details

Nelson Mullins has grown to be a major national law firm with strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.

Nelson Mullins meets the needs of its clients in litigation, corporate, labor and employment, securities, tax and other business areas. Many clients, including growth companies, expanding local businesses and major international companies, retain the firm to provide all of their legal services. Other clients are national companies requiring assistance with specific regional or local legal matters. The firm also has significant experience representing international companies interested in locating facilities in the Southeast.

Nelson Mullins provides creative solutions to complex legal and business problems while offering value-added service to firm clients. With more than 35 diversified practice areas, many of Nelson Mullins' clients, from individuals to worldwide organizations, look to the firm for full legal services. Start-up assistance for entrepreneurial endeavors, complex multi-action litigation defense, and representation of underwriters and investment bankers are only a few of the services that are provided by firm attorneys.

The firm is large enough to ensure promptness of service, yet personal enough to maintain our established reputation for individual client attention. Nelson Mullins provides the highest level of service to clients, while continuing to develop new areas of talent and knowledge.

The firm has adopted a program of closely managing its own performance, particularly with respect to quality of service and practice development. The firm closely communicates regarding clients' requirements and the potential fees and expenses that may result from the firm's work. Attorneys communicate with clients about available cost-saving measures.

Professional Affiliations
The lawyers of Nelson Mullins are members of more than 100 professional organizations and bar associations, and hold leadership positions in many of them. Selected firm lawyers are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Defense Research Institute, and the Product Liability Advisory Council. Additionally, the firm holds membership in two premier law firm associations.

American Law Firm Association
Nelson Mullins is the designated member firm of the American Law Firm Association for Columbia, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The basic object of ALFA, through its member firms, is to improve the quality and efficiency of legal services and to provide those services to clients at reasonable cost. Member firms of ALFA practice independently and not in relationship for the joint practice of law.

State Capital Global Law Firm Group
Nelson Mullins is the South Carolina member of the State Capital Global Law Firm Group, an association of independent law firms. Member firms are located in all 50 U.S. state capitals and in business markets and financial centers around the world. Attorneys from member firms bring a broad range of skills and experience. Firm members of the State Capital Global Law Firm Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law.
PRACTICE AREAS: 104
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 266
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 158
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 372
Managing Partner- Winston-Salem Office
Managing Partner- Raleigh Office
Managing Partner- Myrtle Beach Office
Managing Partner- Greenville Office
Managing Partner- Columbia Office
Managing Partner- Charlotte Office
Managing Partner- Charleston Office
Managing Partner- Atlanta Office
Managing Partner- West Palm Beach Office
Managing Partner- Washington D.C. Office
Managing Partner- Tallahassee Office
Managing Partner- Orlando Office
Managing Partner- Nashville Office
Managing Partner- Miami Office
Managing Partner- Los Angeles Office
Managing Partner- Jacksonville Office
Managing Partner- Huntington Office
Managing Partner- Fort Lauderdale Office
Managing Partner- Denver Office
Managing Partner- Boston Office
Managing Partner- Boca Raton Office
Managing Partner- Baltimore Office
Managing Partner of the Firm
Managing Partner- Winston-Salem Office
Managing Partner- Raleigh Office
Managing Partner- Myrtle Beach Office
Managing Partner- Greenville Office
Managing Partner- Columbia Office
Managing Partner- Charlotte Office
Managing Partner- Charleston Office
Managing Partner- Atlanta Office
Managing Partner- West Palm Beach Office
Managing Partner- Washington D.C. Office
Managing Partner- Tallahassee Office
Managing Partner- Orlando Office
Managing Partner- Nashville Office
Managing Partner- Miami Office
Managing Partner- Los Angeles Office
Managing Partner- Jacksonville Office
Managing Partner- Huntington Office
Managing Partner- Fort Lauderdale Office
Managing Partner- Denver Office
Managing Partner- Boston Office
Managing Partner- Boca Raton Office
Managing Partner- Baltimore Office
Managing Partner of the Firm
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Awards & Focus

Top Listed state Awards
  • Top Listed in Florida in Tax Law with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Maryland in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Commercial Litigation with 11 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Commercial Litigation with 24 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Litigation - Securities with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 5 lawyers
Top Listed city Awards
  • Top Listed in Baltimore in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Boca Raton with 8 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Boca Raton in Real Estate Law with 6 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Commercial Litigation with 18 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Commercial Litigation with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Litigation - Securities with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Greenville with 9 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Greenville in Commercial Litigation with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Houston in Litigation and Controversy - Tax with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Plano in Commercial Litigation with 5 lawyers
Areas of Practice
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Advertising Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Antitrust Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Communications Law
  • Community Association Law
  • Construction Law
  • Consumer Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Economic Development Law
  • Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Entertainment and Sports Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Family Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • IT Outsourcing Law
  • Labor and Employment Law - Employee
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Life Sciences Practice
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Mediation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Patent Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Project Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law
  • Railroad Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Timber Law
  • Trade Secrets Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Venture Capital Law
  • Water Law

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