Atlanta Managing Partner Michael E. Hollingsworth II has been selected as a  Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership is limited to 1% of lawyers in the U.S. and its territories. The Fellows is an honorary society of lawyers, judges, law faculty and legal scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession and service to society. The ABF serves the legal profession, the public, and the academy through research, publications, and programs that advance justice and the understanding of law and legal processes.

Hollingsworth is co-head of 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 also serves on the firm's Executive Committee, the governing body of seven partners who oversee firm standing committees, strategic initiatives, and firm operations.

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.