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Clients with worldwide patent and trademark portfolios select our attorneys to manage and enhance portfolios, protect rights, and avoid infringement pitfalls.

Working together towards shared goals. Our Firm’s 1,000 plus legal and business professionals serve as trusted advisors to clients across a range of industries.

Our corporate attorneys provide practical and trusted advice for your business, representing established companies, start-ups, investors, and funds.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has proposed enhancing the rules that require corporate disclosures of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) related activities as part of its Annual Regulatory Agenda. SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee has spoken at least twice

Sovereign governments often need representation on a wide array of international legal matters. Inside experience gives us a practical and effective edge.

In today's evolving digital world, safeguarding your brand online is no longer a reactive measure, it's a strategic imperative.NMWatch™ goes beyond traditional trademark policing, leveraging cutting-edge AI, extensive databases, and deep expertise to develop and implement customized policing

Seth focuses his practice in the area of debt finance representing commercial banks, life insurance companies, national CMBS lenders, and other fixed-income lenders in various corporate and real estate transactions, including syndicated and single-lender corporate credit facilities, CMBS loans, brid

Bridget lives by the mantra, “everything in life is negotiable.” She uses this strategy and a solution-oriented perspective to provide her products liability, commercial litigation and business torts, eminent domain and condemnation, and class action clients the best representation.With over a decad

Nelson Mullins leverages its deep industry experience to meet the comprehensive needs of K-12 public and private schools and education service providers, including Drafting and oversight of legislation and policy Contract negotiation and drafting Accreditation issues Executive compensation Litigatio

Background Even without expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, North Carolina has over 2.1 million residents who are Medicaid beneficiaries, and a half million of these have complex behavioral health needs. According to a recent Health Affairs article by former CMS Administrator Mark Mc

Hannah focuses her practice on litigation, government response, and crisis management. She has experience handling matters related to healthcare law and policy, disability law, medical malpractice, personal injury, and the Freedom of Information Act.

Our bipartisan teams of government relations professionals protect client interests before state and local legislative, executive and administrative agencies.

June 23, 2020, marks the 48th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX, the comprehensive federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs that receive federal funding.Nearly 50 years after its passage, Title IX has expanded access for women to postsecondary education

Introduction: A National StrategyJoseph R. Biden, Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on Jan. 20, 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact nearly every aspect of American life, President Biden has prioritized development of a comprehensive and effective COVID-19

While it’s impossible to agree on whether 2026 will be the Year of Youth Privacy, the Year of the Data Broker, or (another) Year of the Cookie, one thing we can agree on is that it promises not to be boring! Wait…did we forget to mention AI regulation? The privacy, cybersecurity and AI regulatory sp

HOUSTON – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce that Lena Serhan has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office. She focuses her practice on complex cross-border and domestic disputes, including international arbitration, enforcement of international awards and judgme

On November 12, 2025, leading U.S. cryptocurrency platform, Coinbase, notified the Securities and Exchange Commission of its plan to leave Delaware and reincorporate in Texas. Coinbase’s decision highlights a growing trend among major companies seeking a more predictable and business-friendly legal

Partner and Chair of Nelson Mullins' FinTech and Regulation Practice Richard Levin was recently quoted in an article on Hypepotamus, an online platform discussing technology news and resources. The article discussed the the rise in popularity of blockchain and digital currency amongst startups.

Law360 has named Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in its top 50 law firms in its inaugural Pulse Leaderboard, which ranks the top 100 firms for a combination of the work they do, the reputation they cultivate, and the commitment they demonstrate to being a socially responsible law firm, accord

ATLANTA – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, a full-service national law firm with offices from coast to coast, is pleased to welcome partner Jim Dudukovich to its corporate practice in Atlanta. Dudukovich brings three decades of multifaceted legal experience to the role and will spearhead the

Employers engaged in critical infrastructure face significant challenges in maintaining business operations while ensuring the health of their employees and the public. While many employees are now working remotely, employers engaged in essential services do not have that luxury.As a result, busines

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (“SAB 121”) on March 31, 2022. SAB 121 provides SEC staff’s views regarding accounting treatment of obligations incident to a reporting company’s custody of crypto-assets for its platform users. The staff notes

Nelson Mullins Partner Craig Nazzaro was quoted by Inside the CFPB based on his and Partner Brad Rustin’s recent blog post, “DOJ Redlining Initiative Revealed,” regarding the DOJ’s increased redlining of investigations. “It’s odd that we’re starting to see [investigations] without those first indica

Richard Levin, the chair of the FinTech and Regulation Practice of Nelson Mullins, was recently quoted in an article in Forkast, “Sam Bankman-Fried could face decades in jail if convicted of law violations in FTX collapse, lawyers say.” The article discusses the founder and former chief executive of

[Update: Governor Baker has signed the emergency legislation into law and it is effective immediately.]After some delay, on April 23, 2020, the Massachusetts Senate and House passed emergency legislation that allows for notaries public to use electronic videoconferencing to perform acknowledgements,

The Federal Reserve began accepting lender applications to participate in the Main Street Lending Program (the “Program”), which is a lending program intended to provide liquidity to small and medium-sized businesses with 15,000 or fewer employees or $5 billion or less in 2019 revenue. See our prior

In a recent article, the Nelson Mullins’ AI Task Force describes recent updates to California’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Bill and additional AI safety initiatives. Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the California Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Bill, citing concerns that it imposed strict

Join Raleigh partner Jeff Kelly when he speaks on the “Updates on Key Crypto Litigation” panel during the 2025 Digital Assets at Duke Conference in Durham, North Carolina on Feb. 5-7.Kelly will be joined by Ryan VanGrack of Coinbase and Duke Professor Lee Reiners, CFA to provide updates on key crypt

A new year means resolutions which are often centered around self-improvement measures like weight loss, exercise plans, and other health improvement measures. Companies can also benefit from resolutions. Increasing antitrust awareness is not usually on the resolution list but here we offer some ide

The IRS released a draft of Form 1099-DA “Digital Asset Proceeds from Broker Transactions” in April which will require anyone defined as a “broker” to report certain information related to the sale of digital assets. The new reporting requirements will be effective for transactions occurring in 2025

Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) has elected Fort Lauderdale partner Scott Knapp as its 75th International President-Elect. His installation into the position will be broadcast live from AEPi's Facebook page on July 31. AEPi is the world’s Jewish college fraternity, operating chapters on more than 150 co

* Brianna Drayton, a 2022 summer associate at Nelson Mullins, co-authored this publication.This article discusses whether it is time for the U.S. government to rethink its position and speed up adoption of cryptocurrency as an official currency. The authors point out that investment in digital asset

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Nelson Mullins partner Neil Grayson was selected as one of the 2024 BTI Client Service All-Stars on BTI Consulting Group’s annual list. The designation is one of the industry’s highest honors, as attorneys only make the list through unsolicited nominations and proof of performance

Regulation, compliance, and enforcement actions have been trending words of late, striking fear into fintechs and the banks that sponsor them. On Tuesday, October 22, Brad Rustin, chair of the firm’s Financial Services Regulatory practice, will speak on a panel titled “Regulation in Fintech: How to

Physician Fee Schedule Faces Cuts in CY25Overall Medicare payments to physicians and clinicians would be cut by a proposal to decrease average base payment rates by 2.93% from calendar year 2024 under a proposed rule released on June 10 by the Biden administration.In the proposed 2025 Medicare Physi

Currently, the FDIC has a limited ability to claw back executive compensation in the event of a bank failure. An unlikely combination of U.S. Senators, including Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and J.D. Vance (R-OH) are teaming up to propose new legislation that would change this. Warre

The metaverse, a colloquial term for a network of immersive 3D virtual worlds; and Web3, a new iteration of the internet that includes virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, and more, are evolving to become another Wild West technology frontier wher

At the Ole Miss School of Business' 2023 Banking and Finance Symposium, Nelson Mullins partner Richard Levin is speaking during a presentation titled, "Leveraging Digital Assets/Blockchain and AI."Levin leads the firm's FinTech and Regulation Practice. He advises clients on corpora

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Corrections is renaming one of its signature family programs in honor of former U.S. Secretary of Education and former South Carolina Governor Richard Riley, who is currently a senior partner with Nelson Mullins.Now called “Riley’s Readers,” the form

Nelson Mullins partner Richard Levin will be speaking on a panel at Hong Kong FinTech Week on Nov. 2, 2023, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Levin will be speaking on a panel titled "Risks and Opportunities of Emerging Products: Crypto Deriv

In a famous Seinfeld episode, a master soup maker had strict rules for ordering his delicious confections. A violation of his rules, resulted in “No soup for you!” Just like the soup maker who had the power to withhold soup from anyone who violated the rules for ordering soup, the U.S. Securities

Nelson Mullins partners Benjamin Barnhill, Neil Grayson, and Brennan Ryan co-authored an article titled “Build Or Buy: Assessing Options For Starting A New Bank,” which was published by Law360. This article examines the differences between starting a new bank by using the de novo chartering process,

Diplomatic efforts to prevent Russia’s invasion of Ukraine did not prevail, and unfortunately the conflict continues. Although we don’t wish to overlook or dismiss the pain and suffering that is attendant to war, and while we hope for a quick, safe resolution, there are and will continue to be unint

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a complaint on Jan. 9, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Avraham Eisenberg. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also filed a complaint against Eisenberg on Jan. 20, 2023. The complai

As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continues to step up its enforcement concerning cryptocurrencies, U.S.-based exchanges should take note when conducting due diligence concerning tokens to list for trading to ensure that the projects are not smoke and mirrors.That’s the lesson t

NOTE: The information contained in the following alert is up-to-date as of March 15, 2023. News and events are evolving, so check the websites for the FDIC and the applicable banks for updates and announcements.Start-up, emerging, middle market and other companies and their founders, executives, and

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Charleston Office Managing Partner John C. McElwaine has been recognized in the 2023 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR).McElwaine is ranked in WTR1000 both nationally for trademark enforcement and litigation and in the D.C. Metro Ar

Nelson Mullins’ Atlanta office attorneys and staff dedicated their time to serve residents in the community through food distribution held at the Sara J. González Memorial Park on March 2. The park was built to commemorate the legacy of Sara J. González and to honor Atlanta’s diverse communities, wh

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