ATLANTA – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice continues to be recognized globally and nationally, with PitchBook’s Global League Tables ranking the firm as a top law firm in its Q1 rankings. The first quarter report ranks Nelson Mullins as:

• #11 for most active global law firms in VC deals
• #10 for US VC deals
• #1 for VC deals in the Southeast 
• #7 for Pharma & Biotech VC deals
• #11 for Software VC deals
• #11 for Early Stage VC deals
• #16 for Late Stage VC deals; and
• #16 for Europe VC deals.

“We are pleased to be recognized for our work in emerging growth and venture capital,” said Firm Managing Partner Jim Lehman. “This team has worked hard over the years to establish themselves as leaders in their field, and to have this and other recent recognitions bestowed on them is a testament to their work.”

Led by Doug Spear, the group’s client base of companies and VCs has expanded geographically and across various industries, tracking the firm’s own expansion. Additionally, Spear and associate George Akers both were recognized in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for their national venture capital practice. PitchBook also recognized the team in February in its 2018 annual rankings as among the most active law firms advising startups and venture capital firms globally and nationally.

“We followed our strong 2018 with a banner Q1 2019, where we closed a firm record 39 financing transactions of various sizes and scopes,” said Jeff Allred, a leader of the firm’s Corporate Group. “These positive external recognitions reflect what our clients and industry relationships already know about the strength of Nelson Mullins in this space.”

PitchBook’s league tables are compiled using the count of completed deals for the specified deal type, region, and/or other criteria. Only publicly disclosed transactions are included. Only investments made directly by VCs, incubators/accelerators, and angels are counted. Venture rounds tracked as accelerator/incubator are not included. Financings by investors such as corporate VC arms are included. Click here for their methodology.

Click here to view the Q1 Pitchbook Report.