Neil Grayson, a partner with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and the head of the Firm's Financial Institutions Practice Group, has a corporate practice focused primarily on the financial institutions and mobile payments industries. Mr. Grayson advises clients on matters related to corporate governance, enforcement actions and other bank regulatory matters, recapitalizations, private equity, securities offerings and reporting requirements, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, and related corporate and regulatory matters. Mr. Grayson has experience in corporate governance matters, securities compliance for public companies, and representation of emerging growth companies and private equity funds.
Neil E. Grayson
Awarded Practice Areas
Securities / Capital Markets Law Financial Services Regulation Law Litigation - Banking and Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Regulation
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Greenville.
Awarded Practice Areas
Securities / Capital Markets Law Financial Services Regulation Law Litigation - Banking and Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Regulation
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Greenville.
Biography
Locations
Greenville, South Carolina
Education
- The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- New York State Bar Association -
- South Carolina Bar Association -
- State Bar of Georgia -
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2026)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greenville (2025)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2024)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2021)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2018)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greenville (2017)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2015)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greenville (2014)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2013)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greenville (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Special Focus:
- COVID-19
Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year, Greenville, S.C., Securities/Capital Markets Law (2018)
- Greenville Business Magazine's "Legal Elite of the Upstate," Banking and Finance (2012-2017)
- The Best Lawyers in America® -- Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation Law (2007-2018)
- Best Lawyers Greenville Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year (2012, 2017)
- Best Lawyers Greenville Securities/Corporate Markets Law Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2014)
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate M&A: Banking and Finance (2005-2017)
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