Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Headquarters: Columbia, SC
Headquarters: Columbia, SC
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 250
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 206
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.
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 250
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 206
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 372
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Awards & Focus

Top Listed overall Awards
  • Top Listed in the United States in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 44 lawyers
Top Listed state Awards
  • Top Listed in South Carolina with 26 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Appellate Practice with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Georgia in Banking and Finance Law with 7 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 12 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Commercial Litigation with 20 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Litigation - Securities with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Georgia in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 9 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 6 lawyers
  • Top Listed in California in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 10 lawyers
  • Top Listed in South Carolina in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Ohio in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Minnesota in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Maryland in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 6 lawyers
Top Listed city Awards
  • Top Listed in Torrance with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia with 14 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Appellate Practice with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Atlanta in Banking and Finance Law with 7 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Bet-the-Company Litigation with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Plano in Commercial Litigation with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Commercial Litigation with 8 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Miami in Commercial Litigation with 9 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Commercial Litigation with 14 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Litigation - Securities with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Houston in Litigation and Controversy - Tax with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Atlanta in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 9 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Mergers and Acquisitions Law with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Baltimore in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 6 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Cleveland in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 4 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Minneapolis in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Columbia in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants with 7 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Boca Raton in Real Estate Law with 5 lawyers

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