Rhys T. Wilson
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Recognized since 2015
Atlanta, Georgia
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Rhys Wilson is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and Co-Chair of its Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. He helps clients buy and sell private businesses and divest subsidiaries and divisions. He is known for his skill in structuring transactions to maximize after-tax proceeds.
His 35+ years of experience include over 150 M&A transactions, three years as Senior Vice-President and General Counsel to a private equity group, and two years as a Public Company Director and as President of a private healthcare staffing company.
He is a Vistage International Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and the founder of the annual CEO Strategy Summit. Rhys also gives back to the community by serving as Board Chair of The Atlanta Opera and as an active supporter of CURE Childhood Cancer and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
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Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: http://www.nelsonmullins.com/attorneys/rhys-wilson
Location
- Atlantic Station, Suite 1700
201 Seventeenth Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30363
Education
- Emory University , LL.M. in Taxation, graduated 1985
- University of Georgia , J.D., graduated 1979
- Duke University, A.B. in Public Policy Studies & Political Science, graduated 1976
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1979
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Business Law Section, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, M&A Market Trends Subcommittee
- Association for Corporate Growth - Member
- The Atlanta Opera, Inc. - Board Chair
- Vistage International - CE Member
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
247 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
88 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards
Full Firm Profile
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America® (Since 2015)
- Acritas Star Lawyer (2017)
- The Legal 500 – M&A/corporate and commercial - M&A – Middle Market (sub-$500 million) (Since 2016)Recommendation of Rhys Wilson
- Martindale-Hubbell AV rated (since 1984)
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