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Nov. 7, 2024

Nelson Mullins Earns Recognition in 2025 Best Law Firms List by Best Lawyers®

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP earned 32 national rankings for its legal practices in the 2025 “Best Law Firms” list. The firm was also recognized for several Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in 25 of our locations.

The firm received Tier 1 national rankings in:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Patent Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Venture Capital Law

The firm received Tier 2 national rankings in the following areas:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Franchise Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Public Finance Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law

The firm received Tier 3 national rankings in the following areas:

  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Trademark Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Below are the Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings, which are given to law firms that score the highest in their cities, for the following practice areas:

  • Atlanta
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Government Relations Practice
    • Health Care Law
    • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Real Estate Law
    • Venture Capital Law
  • Baltimore
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Boston
    • Patent Law
  • Charleston, S.C.
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Corporate Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Government Relations Practice
    • Health Care Law
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation - Environmental
    • Nonprofit / Charities Law
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Real Estate Law
    • Tax Law
    • Trademark Law
    • Trusts and Estates
    • Water Law
  • Charleston, West Virginia
    • Appellate Practice
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Environmental
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Railroad Law
  • Charlotte
    • Patent Law
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Cleveland
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Colorado
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Columbia, S.C.
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Appellate Practice
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Economic Development Law
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Financial Services Regulation Law
    • Government Relations Practice
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Bankruptcy
    • Litigation - Environmental
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
    • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Litigation - Patent
    • Litigation - Securities
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
    • Patent Law
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
    • Tax Law
  • Dallas/Fort Worth
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Fort Lauderdale
    • Appellate Practice
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Health Care Law
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Real Estate Law
  • Greenville, S.C.
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Government Relations Practice
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
    • Tax Law
  • Jacksonville
    • Corporate Law
  • Los Angeles
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Miami
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Criminal Defense: General Practice
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    • Health Care Law
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Litigation - Securities
    • Real Estate Law
    • Securities Regulation
  • Minneapolis
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Nashville
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Privacy and Data Security Law
    • Real Estate Law
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Orlando
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Pittsburgh
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Raleigh, N.C.
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Health Care Law
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
    • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
    • Real Estate Law
  • San Diego
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Tallahassee
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Winston-Salem, N.C.
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • West Palm Beach
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Real Estate Law

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is a full-service Am Law 100 firm of more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals with offices across the United States. For more information, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.