CHARLESTON, S.C. (November 3, 2020) – John C. McElwaine, managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Charleston office, has been selected as one of the National Law Journal’s 2020 Intellectual Property Trailblazers.

Now in its sixth year, the National Law Journal’s Intellectual Property Trailblazer Award honors those who continue to make their mark in the areas of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret law. Honorees were chosen among hundreds of nominees, and each of them has shown a deep passion and perseverance in pursuit of their mission.

McElwaine focuses his law practice in the fields of intellectual property, Internet, domain name and technology litigation and strategic counseling. He has been involved with cutting edge trademark, domain name and copyright litigation, as well as actions brought at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and proceedings under ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).

His work in the area of strategic counseling involves advising clients on intellectual property matters, including the assignment, licensing and development of applications and other technology, as well as brand protection measures on the Internet and within online social media networks.

McElwaine is a member of the Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) and serves as its elected councilor to ICANN’s policymaking and implementation body known as the GNSO Council. On the Council, he chairs the Standing Committee on the ICANN budget and serves as the liaison to the ongoing review of rights protection mechanisms (RPMs).

He became managing partner of the firm’s Charleston office in 2017.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 800 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 11 states and Washington, D.C. For more information on the firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.