John Hagerty is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Charleston office.

Experience

• Currently working on one of the largest land developments in South Carolina involving negotiations with Counties and School Districts and the establishment of a Form-Based Zoning Code
• Has negotiated tax assessment districts
• Created numerous development  agreements
• Worked on joint ventures that have produced and sold industrial and commercial properties in excess of 1,000,000 square feet
• Represented a client's sale of timberland with unique tax advantages for more than half a billion dollars
• Experience with private securities offerings, corporate restructurings, and employee option plans as well as corporate representation of companies in the restaurant chain business, fire protection and industrial gas, various  roll-up businesses, and others

Awards and Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America ® - Corporate Law
• The Best Lawyers in America ® - 2013 Charleston, S.C. Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year
• AV Preeminent® peer review rating, Martindale-Hubbell®, Top Rated Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning (2013)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Member, Society of International Business Fellows (a group of business leaders throughout the Southeast and Southwest)

Previous Professional Experience

• Was a principal litigator in a very large bankruptcy case filed in the State and worked on other bankruptcy related cases both in the State and in Delaware early in his career