COLUMBIA, S.C. – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP received top national and metropolitan rankings for various practices in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2020 “Best Law Firms” list.

The firm received Tier 1 national rankings in bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, commercial litigation, healthcare law and patent law.

It received Tier 2 national rankings in corporate law, land use and zoning law, litigation -- banking and finance, litigation -- bankruptcy, litigation -- intellectual property, litigation -- mergers and acquisitions, litigation – real estate, litigation – securities, mass tort litigation/class actions – defendants, public finance law, and securitization and structured finance law.

Nelson Mullins received Tier 3 national rankings in criminal defense: white-collar, mergers and acquisitions law, real estate law, securities and capital markets law, securities regulation, and trademark law.

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

Atlanta, Ga.:

• Corporate Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Healthcare Law
• Mediation
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Baltimore, Md.:

• Commercial Litigation

Boston, Mass.:

• Patent Law

Charleston, S.C.:

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts and Estate Law
• Water Law

Charleston/Huntington, W.Va.:

• Appellate Practice
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Railroad Law

Charlotte, N.C.:

• Commercial Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

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 Law (ERISA)
• Environmental Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Healthcare Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation -- Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation -- Patent
• Litigation – Securities
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions –Defendants
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tax Law

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.:

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Healthcare Law
• Real Estate Law

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, N.C.:

• Antitrust Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Greenville, S.C.:

• Commercial Litigation
• Family Law
• Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Venture Capital Law

Miami, Fla.:

• Commercial Litigation
• Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Healthcare Law
• Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Securities

Nashville, Tenn.:

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Information Technology Law
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Real Estate Law

Orlando, Fla.:

• Construction Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Real Estate Law

Raleigh, N.C.:

• Commercial Litigation
• Healthcare Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy

Washington, DC:

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy

West Palm Beach, Fla.:

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

According to the organization, The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Learn more about their methodology.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 800 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 11 states and Washington, DC. Nelson Mullins and Broad and Cassel LLP combined effective August 1, 2018 and does business in Florida as Nelson Mullins Broad and Cassel. For more information on the firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.