COLUMBIA, S.C. – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP lawyers have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024.

They are:

In California:

• Mike Hurvitz, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Philip R. Cosgrove, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

In Colorado:

• Mark T. Clouatre, Commercial Litigation
• Christopher J. Eby, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment

In the District of Columbia:

• Steven A. Augustino, Communications Law
• John J. Heitmann, Communications Law
• Samuel Rosenthal, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Dylan D. Trache, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Andrew M. Tucker, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Solomon L. Wisenberg, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

In Florida:

• Kristin Ahr, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Robert Alfert, Jr., Construction Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation -- Construction
• Randal M. Alligood, Real Estate Law
• Harsh Arora, Commercial Litigation
• Andy Bertron, Commercial Litigation
• Michael J. Bittman, Health Care Law
• Cynthia Carson Bock, Trusts and Estates
• Ginger Barry Boyd, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Anne Novick Branan, Health Care Law
• C. David Brown II, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Joe B. Cox, Trusts and Estates
• Jeffrey A. Deutch, Real Estate Law
• Lauren Deutch, Real Estate Law
• Steven Ellison, Banking and Finance Law, Litigation -- Real Estate
• Gary M. Freedman, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Peter R. Goldman, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Jonathan E. Gopman, Trusts and Estates
• Rachel L. Herlache, Real Estate Law
• Clifford I. Hertz, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Gabriel L. Imperato, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• David Itskovich, Real Estate Law
• Gary Itskovich, Real Estate Law
• Justin B. Kaplan, Litigation – Real Estate
• Diane D. Karst, Real Estate Law
• Scott Knapp, Commercial Litigation
• David F. Leon, Real Estate Law
• Carlos E. Loumiet, Banking and Finance Law
• George G. Mahfood, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Jacqueline S. Miller, Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
• Daniel S. Newman, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
• Todd Norman, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Daniel B. Nunn, Jr., Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Roman Petra, Tax Law
• Beverly A. Pohl, Appellate Practice
• Regina Rabitaille, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Trusts and Estates
• Mark F. Raymond, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Securities, Public Finance Law
• Paul Renner, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
• A. Wayne Rich, Land Use and Zoning Law
• Douglas L. Rillstone, Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
• Carl V. Romano, Real Estate Law
• Carl S. Rosen, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Jon A. Sale, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Peter Schoemann, Corporate Law
• Mike Segal, Health Care Law
• James E. Slater, Real Estate Law
• Jeremy Springhart, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Douglas E. Starcher, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Public Finance Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Michelle F. Tanzer, Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Frank P. Terzo, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jo O. Thacker, Real Estate Law
• Lee D. Wedekind III, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• James J. Wheeler, Real Estate Law
• Jayne C. Weintraub, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael K. Wilson, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

In Georgia:

• Jeffrey A. Allred, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Erika C. Birg, Commercial Litigation, Trade Secrets Law
• Marquetta J. Bryan, Employment Law – Management
• Edgar Bueno, Health Care Law
• William J. Ching, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Philip A. Cooper, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Taylor Tapley Daly, Mediation
• Bradley J. Denson, Real Estate Law
• Douglas M. Flaum, Real Estate Law
• Rusty A. Fleming, Real Estate Law
• Brian Galison, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sanjay Ghosh, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Gina Ginn Greenwood, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Lee B. Hart, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Deborah B. Hembree, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Richard K. Hines, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Michael E. Hollingsworth, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Stanley S. Jones, Jr., Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law
• Robert D. Klingler, Banking and Finance Law
• Andrew Litvak, Real Estate Law
• Russell Love, Trusts and Estates
• John P. MacMaster, Tax Law
• Jennifer D. Malinovsky, Health Care Law
• S. Wade Malone, Commercial Litigation
• Adrienne E. Marting, Litigation – Health Care
• Richard B. North, Jr., Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Andrew J. Rosenzweig, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Michael E. Rubinger, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel S. Sanders, Jr., Corporate Law
• Douglas R. Spear, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Gregory Taube, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Earle R. Taylor III – Public Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Mark S. VanderBroek, Franchise Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Charles D. Vaughn, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Eric R. Wilensky, Real Estate Law
• John Willis, Corporate Law
• Rhys T. Wilson, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

In Maryland:

• Michael A. Brown, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Michael J. Halaiko, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Timothy A. Hodge, Jr., Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law
• Colleen Pleasant Kline, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Kraig Long, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Leianne S. McEvoy, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants,  Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Alexandra P. Moylan, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Rita Piel, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Scott J. Richman, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Alicia N. Ritchie, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Peter W. Sheehan, Jr., Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Matthew S. Sturtz, Commercial Litigation
• Deborah K. St. Lawrence Thompson, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Thurman W. Zollicoffer Jr., Product Liability Litigation -- Defendants

In Massachusetts:

• John G. Balboni, Real Estate Law
• Susan W. Davis, Real Estate Law
• Peter J. Haley, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jane E. Remillard, Patent Law
• Robert O. Sheridan, Litigation – Labor and Employment

In Minnesota:

• Alana Bassin, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defense, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jason Kraus, Patent Law

In New York:

• Mitchell Boyarsky, Employment Law – Management
• Edward J. Hansen, Technology Law
• Susan Plaxsun, Real Estate Law

In North Carolina:

• John E. Branch III, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law -- Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Joseph W. Eason, Insurance Law
• Thomas A. Farr, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Candace S. Friel, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care
• Jeffrey J. Goebel, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Denise M. Gunter, Antitrust Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Antitrust
• C. Wells Hall III, Tax Law
• Brett T. Hanna, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Linda L. Helms, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Thomas G. Hooper, Commercial Litigation
• Noah H. Huffstetler III, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Susan S. Jackson, Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Patrick L. Kartes, Patent Law
• Craig N. Killen, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• David Mannheim, Venture Capital Law
• Patricia A. Markus, Health Care Law
• Brandon S. Neuman, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Paul J. Osowski, Personal Injury Litigation -- Defendants
• Larry L. Ostema, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Cory Patterson, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation -- Defendants
• Mark A. Stafford, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Philip J. Strach, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John Nicholas Suhr, Jr., Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• George M. Teague, Government Relations Practice, Insurance Law
• Tracy E. Tomlin, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• G. Gray Wilson, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Robert L. Wilson, Jr., Health Care Law
• Fred M. Wood, Jr., Commercial Litigation
• Noelle E. Wooten, Commercial Litigation

In Ohio:

• Sarah Bunce, Commercial Litigation
• Jonathan Feczko, Commercial Litigation
• John Q. Lewis, Commercial Litigation
• Dustin Rawlin, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Commercial Litigation

In Pennsylvania:

• Tiffany M. Alexander, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Christine Boronyak Bowers, Tax Law
• Megan E. Farrell, Commercial Litigation
• Timothy Gallagher, Corporate Law
• Ronald L. Hicks, Jr., Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
• Thomas S. Jones – Commercial Litigation
• Jeremy A. Mercer, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law

In South Carolina:

• Merritt G. Abney, Commercial Litigation
• Weston Adams III, Appellate Practice, Energy Regulatory Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Jody A. Bedenbaugh, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• A. Mattison Bogan, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• C. Mitchell Brown, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• William S. Brown, Commercial Litigation
• Thomas A. Brumgardt, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert H. Brunson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Lindsay L. Builder, Commercial Litigation
• Robert C. Calamari, Personal Injury Litigation -- Defendants
• John M. Campbell, Jr., Tax Law
• Glen P. Caulk, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• Sally Caver, Corporate Law
• Jay S. Claypoole IV, Real Estate Law
• Michael T. Cole, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Miles Coleman, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• E. Bart Daniel, Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Government Relations Practice
• Christopher J. Daniels, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jennifer Williams Davis, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Travis Dayhuff, Health Care Law
• Gus M. Dixon, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Dwight F. Drake, Government Relations Practice
• David E. Dukes, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Patent, Litigation – Securities, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mark C. Dukes, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Technology Law
• Debbie Whittle Durban, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Sarah T. Eibling, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Robert W. Foster, Jr., Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Daniel J. Fritze, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• Eric K. Graben, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Neil E. Grayson, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• John B. Hagerty, Corporate Law
• Sue Erwin Harper, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Bernard F. Hawkins, Jr., Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Michael W. Hogue, Commercial Litigation
• P. Mason Hogue, Jr., Corporate Law, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Technology Law, Venture Capital Law
• Maurice D. Holloway, Tax law, Trusts and Estates
• Kenneth A. Janik, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – ERISA, Tax Law
• John M. Jennings, Corporate Governance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• J. Mark Jones, Commercial Litigation
• Neil C. Jones, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Edward G. Kluiters, Economic Development Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
• Frank B. B. Knowlton, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• D. Larry Kristinik III, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
• John F. Kuppens, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• James K. Lehman, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Securities
• Daniel C. Lumm, Information Technology Law
• Cory E. Manning, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities
• James F. McCrackin, Trusts and Estates
• John C. McElwaine, Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• Thomas William McGee III, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Qui Tam Law
• Steven A. McKelvey, Jr., Franchise Law
• Robert O. Meriwether, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• John T. Moore, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Elizabeth Scott Moïse, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Thomas F. Moran, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Tax Law
• Charles R. Norris, Insurance Law
• Samuel W. Outten, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law -- Defendants
• Eric A. Paine, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• G. Mark Phillips, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Edward E. Poliakoff, Government Relations Practice
• James F. Rogers, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jay Rogers, Economic Development Law, International Trade and Finance Law
• B. Rush Smith III, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Newman Jackson Smith, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
• Carmen Harper Thomas, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions -- Defendants
• David G. Traylor, Jr., Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Howard A. VanDine III, Litigation – Construction
• Charles S. Verdin IV, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• John C. von Lehe, Jr., Appellate Practice, Tax Law
• Courtney E. Walsh, Commercial Litigation
• Daniel J. Westbrook, Health Care Law
• Thad H. Westbrook, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Edward K. White, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Tax Law
• Shawn R. Willis, Banking and Finance Law, Community Association Law, Real Estate Law
• David H. Wilkins, Government Relations Practice, International Trade and Finance Law
• George B. Wolfe, Economic Development Law, Government Relations Practice

In Tennessee:

• Gary M. Brown, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Thomas J. Cullen, Jr., Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jason I. Epstein, Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law
• Thomas H. Lee, Government Relations Practice
• Mark L. Miller, Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Laurence M. Papel, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• Shane G. Ramsey, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation -- Bankruptcy
• Wes Scott, Corporate Governance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Kate Skagerberg, Commercial Litigation
• Geoffrey P. Vickers, Corporate Law
• Robert A. Wade, Health Care Law
• David J. White, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law

In Texas:

• Kurt C. Kern, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• David Stone, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• J. Karl Viehman, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

In Virginia:

• Sandra Ezell, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation -- Defendants
• Robert L. Wise, Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation -- Defendants

In West Virginia:

• Melissa Foster Bird, Railroad Law
• Thomas M. Hancock, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation -- Defendants
• Kendra L. Huff, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Robert L. Massie, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law
• Randall L. Saunders, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Marc E. Williams, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law

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Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is an Am Law 100 firm of more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors and professionals with 33 offices in 17 states and Washington, D.C. For more information, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.