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Legal directory publisher Chambers and Partners has recognized Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and its attorneys in the 2022 edition of its Chambers USA Guide.

Chambers gave the firm national rankings in six practice areas and state rankings in 32 practice areas. In addition, it gave national rankings to 14 lawyers and state rankings to 88 attorneys.

National Rankings

Chambers recognized Nelson Mullins nationally for the following practices:

• E-Discovery & Information Governance
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded
• Outsourcing
• Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
• Startups and Emerging Companies
• Transportation: Road (Automotive)

These attorneys received national rankings:

• Atlanta Senior Associate George F. Akers in Startups & Emerging Companies
• Atlanta Partner Richard B. North, Jr. in Product Liability & Mass Torts
• Atlanta Senior Advisor Douglas R. Spear in Startups & Emerging Companies
• Baltimore Partner Michael A. Brown in Product Liability & Mass Torts
• Columbia Partner Lucile H. Cohen in E-Discovery & Information Governance
• Columbia Partner David E. Dukes in the categories of Litigation: Trial Lawyers, and Product Liability & Mass Torts
• Columbia Partner John D. Martin in E-Discovery & Information Governance
• Columbia Partner Steven A. McKelvey, Jr. in Transportation: Road (Automotive)
• Greenville Partner David H. Wilkins in Government Relations
• Los Angeles Partner Richard H. Otera in Transportation: Road (Automotive)
• Nashville Partner Thomas J. Cullen in in Product Liability & Mass Torts
• New York Partner Edward J. Hansen in Outsourcing
• Tallahassee Partner Andy Bertron in Transportation: Road (Automotive)
• Washington, DC Partner Terri S. Reiskin in Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions

State Rankings

Chambers recognized Nelson Mullins for the following state practices:

District of Columbia

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite

Florida

• Banking & Finance
• Construction
• Healthcare
• Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
• Litigation: Securities
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

North and Central Florida

• Real Estate

South Florida

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Real Estate

Georgia

• Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
• Corporate/M&A
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Healthcare
• Immigration
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial

Maryland

• Corporate/M&A
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense

Massachusetts

• Intellectual Property

New York

• Outsourcing

North Carolina

• Energy & Natural Resources
• Healthcare
• Tax

South Carolina

• Banking & Finance
• Corporate/M&A
• Environment
• Healthcare
• Litigation: General Commercial

West Virginia

• Litigation: General Commercial

Attorney rankings

Individual attorneys recognized for their state practices are:

District of Columbia:

• Steven A. Augustino, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
• John Heitmann, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
• Joshua Guyan, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
• Dylan G. Trache, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Solomon L. Wisenberg, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Florida:

• Robert Alfert, Jr., Construction
• Michael J. Bittman, Healthcare
• Christopher Cavallo, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Jonathan Etra, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Gary M. Freedman, Bankruptcy Litigation
• Gabriel L. Imperato, Healthcare
• Arvin J. Jaffe, Banking & Finance: Transactional
• Daniel Newman, Litigation: Securities
• Mark F. Raymond, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: Securities
• Douglas Rillstone, Environment
• Jon A. Sale, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Mike Segal, Healthcare
• Jeremy Springhart, Construction
• Joseph B. Stanton, Banking & Finance: Public Finance
• Michael Wilson, Construction

North and Central Florida:

• C. David Brown, II, Real Estate
• Angela D. Shaw, Real Estate
• James E. Slater, Real Estate
• Nicolette Corso Vilmos, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

South Florida:

• Jeffrey A. Deutch, Real Estate
• Clifford I. Hertz, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
• Frank P. Terzo, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Georgia:

• William J. Ching, Corporate/M&A
• Gina Ginn Greenwood, Healthcare
• Michael E. Hollingsworth II, Corporate/M&A
• Rob Klingler, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
• Jeong-Hwa (June) Lee, Immigration
• Jennifer D. Malinovsky, Healthcare
• Ann E. Murray, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
• J. Brennan Ryan, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
• Susan E. Stoffer, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Maryland:

• Michael Blumenfeld, Litigation: General Commercial
• Michael A. Brown, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: Medical Malpractice
• Colleen Pleasant Kline, Corporate/M&A
• Timothy A. Hodge, Jr., Corporate/M&A
• Alexandra P. Moylan, Litigation: Medical Malpractice
• Matthew S. Sturtz, Litigation: General Commercial

Massachusetts:

• Bret A. Cohen, Labor & Employment
• Jane E. Remillard, Intellectual Property

New York:

• Mitch Boyarsky, Labor and Employment
• Val Gross, Outsourcing
• Edward J. Hansen, Outsourcing

North Carolina:

• Weston Adams, III  Energy & Natural Resources
• Joseph W. Eason, Energy & Natural Resources
• Denise M. Gunter, Healthcare
• Thomas A. Farr, Labor & Employment
• C. Wells Hall III, Tax
• Noah H. Huffstetler, III, Healthcare
• Patricia A. Markus, Healthcare
• Charles H. Mercer, Jr. Tax
• Lawrence L. Ostema, Energy & Natural Resources
• Philip J. Strach, Labor & Employment
• Robert L. Wilson, Jr., Healthcare
• Fred. M. Wood, Jr., Litigation: General Commercial

Ohio:

• John Q. Lewis, Litigation: General Commercial

South Carolina:

• Thomas A. Brumgardt, Corporate/M&A
• Sally H. Caver, Corporate/M&A
• Bart Daniel, Healthcare, Litigation: General Commercial
• Travis Dayhuff, Healthcare
• Gus M. Dixon, Corporate/M&A
• David E. Dukes, Litigation: General Commercial
• Daniel J. Fritze, Corporate/M&A
• Eric K. Graben, Corporate/M&A
• Neil E. Grayson, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A
• Sue Erwin Harper, Labor & Employment
• Bernard F. Hawkins Jr, Environment
• P. Mason Hogue, Jr., Corporate/M&A
• John M. Jennings, Corporate/M&A
• John T. Moore, Banking & Finance
• Thomas F. Moran, Healthcare
• Samuel W. Outten, Litigation: General Commercial
• G. Mark Phillips, Litigation: General Commercial
• Eli A. Poliakoff, Healthcare
• Bo Russell, Corporate/M&A
• Daniel J. Westbrook, Healthcare

Tennessee:

• Laurence M. Papel, Real Estate
• Shane G. Ramsey, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Virginia:

• Sandra Ezell, Product Liability
• Robert L. Wise, Litigation: Appellate

West Virginia:

• Melissa Foster Bird, Litigation: General Commercial
• Robert L. Massie, Litigation: General Commercial
• Randall Saunders, Litigation: General Commercial
• Marc E. Williams, Litigation: General Commercial

According to the organization, rankings are based on interviews with law firms and clients. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client, according to the publisher. Learn more about the methodology.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is an AmLaw 100 firm that has more than 930 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 15 states and Washington, D.C. For more information on the firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.