Nelson Mullins has been recognized nationally as a "Top Tier Firm" in The Legal 500, a prominent legal research company, along with a number of practice areas and attorneys in its 2025 United States Edition. 

Below is a full list of the 17 practice areas and 13 individuals who were ranked in this year's U.S. edition:

• Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action - Defense: Automotive/Transport (Tier 1)
  • Sandra Ezell - Leading Partner
  • Terri Reiskin - Leading Partner
     
• Dispute Resolution - E-Discovery (Tier 1)
  • John Martin - Leading Partner
  • Travis Bustamante - Next Generation Partner
     
• Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Toxic Tort (Tier 2)
  • Michael Brown - Leading Partner
  • Mark Phillips - Leading Partner
     
• Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Tier 2)
   
• Transport - Rail and Road: Litigation and Regulation (Tier 2)
  • Andy Bertron - Leading Partner
  • Steve McKelvey - Leading Partner
  • Christie Iannetta - Next Generation Partner
     
• Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco) (Tier 3)
   
• Finance - Capital Markets: Equity Offerings - Advice to Issuers (Tier 3)
   
• M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m) (Tier 3)
  • Michael Hollingsworth - Leading Partner
     
• Media, Technology, and Telecoms - Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory (Tier 3)
  • John Heitmann - Hall of Fame
     
• Media, Technology, and Telecoms - Outsourcing (Tier 4)
   
• M&A/Corporate and Commercial - Venture Capital & Emerging Companies (Tier 4)
  • George Akers - Next Generation Partner
     
• Government - Government Relations (Tier 4)
   
• Labor and Employment - Immigration (Tier 4)
   
• Dispute Resolution - Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals (Tier 5)
   
• Healthcare - Service Providers (Tier 5)
   
• Real Estate - Real Estate (Tier 5)
   
• Tax - U.S. Taxes: Contentious (Firms to Watch)
  • Juan Vasquez - Leading Partner 

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