Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Establishes Office in Nashville
April 23, 2012
COLUMBIA, SC – April 23, 2012 – Nelson Mullins Riley &Scarborough, a law firm with established national and internationalpractices, is entering the Tennessee legal market with the opening of aNashville office.
Five recognized and experienced Tennessee attorneys with nationalpractices in business, technology, real estate, corporate, andsecurities work will join the Firm to help establish and expand theoffice.
The Nashville office will be managed by Laurence M. Papel, whoconcentrates his practice primarily in the areas of corporatetransactions and real estate. Also joining the firm is Jason Epstein, anationally recognized business and technology attorney who acts asoutside general counsel to companies in various industries.
David J. White, who concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate,municipal and structured finance, portfolio real estate transactions,and airport and aviation-related finance and development projects, alsocomes to Nelson Mullins as a partner in its Nashville office.
Other new partners in Nashville are Geoffrey P. Vickers, whose practiceconcentrates on information technology, IT and business processoutsourcing and general business law for startups for emerging marketand Fortune 100 companies, and Kelly L. Worman, who represents clientsin the financing, acquisitions, and leasing of real estate. ChristopherLalonde is an associate in the Firm’s Nashville office, where hecounsels clients in commercial and industrial real estate matters andtransactions.
Nelson Mullins currently has clients in the Nashville area, particularlyin the healthcare arena, who have requested a Nelson Mullins presencelocally. The Nelson Mullins Healthcare Practice ranks third in thenation based on membership in the American Healthcare LawyersAssociation. The Nashville office is located in Regions Center at 315Deaderick Street.
Nashville is a strategic move for Nelson Mullins. As a healthcare hub, astate capital, and a key Southern business crossroads, Nashville is alogical extension of the Firm’s East Coast footprint, said Jim Lehman,Nelson Mullins Managing Partner. We are fortunate to have anoutstanding group of lawyers who are well suited and well qualified toestablish our Nashville office. The Nashville office will allow the Firmto better serve our clients by offering new resources and an office inone of America’s most dynamic cities.
“We’re excited about the opportunity of bringing Nelson Mullins into theNashville/Tennessee market,” said Larry Papel, the Nashville officemanaging partner. “Our attorneys bring valuable experience and marketknowledge to the Firm. We look forward to providing outstanding clientservice and counsel in this new endeavor.”
Barry Alexander, a leader in the Firm’s healthcare practice, also notedstrong corporate and healthcare clients in the thriving and growingcity. “Our clients asked us to consider a physical presence inNashville. Our clients told us that they wanted us in Nashville. Ofcourse, we listen to our clients. We were fortunate to attract some ofthe top legal talent in Nashville, which allows Nelson Mullins to serveour existing clients and expand our focused legal services throughoutTennessee and nationally, he said.
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Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 430attorneys and policy advisors practicing in 12 other cities from Bostonto Tallahassee. The Firm’s attorneys practice in more than 50 areas oflaw. The new Tennessee attorneys will continue to practice in primarilythe corporate arena, with plans to grow in the areas of healthcare, realestate, litigation, and government relations.
In its most current ranking by The American Lawyer, the Firm is rankedas the 128th largest law firm in the nation based on gross revenue.
