ATLANTA – Legal publisher Law Business Research has selected Michael E. Hollingsworth II, managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Atlanta office, for its Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders M&A and Governance 2022 directory.

Hollingsworth co-heads the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group and its Investment Management Group. He focuses on middle-market corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures. He is a founder of the Southeastern M&A Forum, which brings together strategic buyers, investment bankers, private equity groups, lenders, accountants, and deal lawyers each fall for a mergers and acquisitions conference.

Law Business Research is a London-based provider of research, analysis, and reports on the international legal services marketplace, according to the organization. It is a Strategic Research Sponsor of the American Bar Association Section of International Law. Nominees have been selected based on independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide, the organization says. Learn about its methodology.

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.