U.S. News and Best Lawyers® Rank Nelson Mullins Nationally, in Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. News and Best Lawyers® have ranked Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP law firm nationally in eight practice areas in their 2015 rankings. Additionally, the organizations ranked Nelson Mullins as a top-tier firm in Columbia in 23 practice areas.

The nationally ranked practices are

• Health Care Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

The Columbia practice areas are

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Securities
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

According to the organization, the 2015 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the US. More than 12,000 attorneys provided more than 330,000 law firm assessments, and almost 7,000 clients provided close to 20,000 evaluations. Ranked firms are presented in tiers.

Nelson Mullins

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 500 attorneys and other professionals with offices in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. For more information on the Firm, go towww.nelsonmullins.com.