Nelson Mullins partner Christopher Hanson was selected along with three other Greenville area residents to participate in the 2023 class of Leadership South Carolina. Participants were nominated for their exceptional commitment to their communities and were selected from more than 300 applicants statewide. Hanson will participate in the nine-month program designed to focus on critical issues facing South Carolina.

"It is an absolute honor to be selected to participate in the 2023 class of Leadership South Carolina," said partner Christopher Hanson. "I look forward to augmenting my knowledge and understanding of critical state and local issues so I can continue to serve the Greenville community and our state."

Hanson leads the firm’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory Compliance & Litigation practice group. He assists clients with regulatory issues involving medical devices, human and animal drugs, food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, radiation-emitting electronic products, and clinical laboratories. He has aided clients in consequential interactions with federal, state, and foreign regulatory agencies, including the FDA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Hanson sits on the Board of Directors and serves as the Legal Officer of the Executive Committee of SCBIO, South Carolina’s public/private life sciences industry association.

About Leadership SC:

For 40 years, Leadership South Carolina has helped create new generations of leaders as the only leadership program dealing with issues facing all of South Carolina. Its over 1,500 graduates include former governors, other statewide and local elected officials, and business, academic, and non-profit leaders.

About Nelson Mullins:

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is an Am Law 100 firm that has more than 930 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 15 states and Washington, DC. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.