Two Nelson Mullins lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America guide. The attorneys earned recognition for their work and successful dealmaking abilities in the fourth edition of this guide, which highlights top lawyers in mergers and acquisitions, finance, tax, capital markets, corporate governance, investment funds, private equity, and securities matters.

The following lawyers were recognized along with their respective practices: 

• Richard Coaxum, Jr., Finance, esp. Bank Regulation (Orlando, Fla.)
• Neil Grayson, Finance, esp. Bank Regulation (Greenville, S.C.)

According to the publication, this guide to the nation’s top dealmakers is created through a curation of submissions and original research into the lawyers leading the biggest and most impactful deals of the prior year in particular. Lawyers are vetted by an editorial board of their peers.