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Nelson Mullins is a diversified law firm of more than 800 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals across 25 offices serving clients in more than 100 practice areas.

Our litigators are trial lawyers, serving Fortune 200 clients, litigating high-stakes matters, and participating on national and virtual trial teams.
Our corporate and transactional teams provide high quality corporate, securities, finance, venture capital, commercial real estate, real estate capital markets, and technology services.
Our government relations team serves clients at the federal, state and local levels and includes former high-ranking government officials.
Our intellectual property group has been recognized nationally for IP litigation and provides a full-range of IP services for clients across industry sectors.
Our Nelson Mullins Encompass team is a dedicated practice group that provides integrated e-discovery and information governance services to clients on a flexible and scalable basis, serving as Enterprise E-Discovery Counsel for Fortune 200 clients and empowering focused and defensible strategies with law firm accountability

Together, we serve as trusted advisors to clients across a range of business sectors with client relationship fundamentals of quality, dependability, solution-oriented service and value.

Flexibility, practical business sense, and tireless advocacy are among Nelson Mullins’ service hallmarks. Our growth over the past 120 years continues to be client-focused.

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Matt Abee Partner Matt practices in tax lien, escrow, lost property, and redemption law. He also works in the areas of appellate, business litigation, consumer financial services litigation, and employment... matt.abee@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Weston Adams, III Partner Weston co-chairs the Energy Industry Group and practices energy, environmental, and appellate law. Experience Acted as lead counsel in three avoided cost trials on solar energy pricing and... weston.adams@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Kristin Ahr Partner Kristin has been practicing law in Florida for over 20 years and focuses her practice on employment litigation and compliance and commercial litigation. She serves as counsel to a broad... kristin.ahr@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Ashley A. Akins Associate Ashley practices in the areas of education law and insurance defense litigation. She represents and provides advice to large school districts in workers' compensation litigation, risk... ashley.akins@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Robert Augustin Associate Robert focuses his practice in the areas of commercial finance and real estate capital markets. Robert represents national CMBS lenders, commercial banks, and other fixed-income lenders in... robert.augustin@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Matt Austin Of Counsel Matt focuses his practice on healthcare and white-collar litigation, using his experience as both an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office, where he was cross–... matt.austin@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/

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Katherine Guarino Baker Partner Katherine Baker represents businesses and individuals in a wide variety of complex civil litigation and is a trusted advisor in the areas of gaming law, higher education law, and public... katherine.baker@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Romain Balard Associate Romain Balard advises clients on a range of health care transactional and regulatory matters. He represents clients in corporate transactions, including but not limited to, complex... romain.balard@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Chelsea K. Barnes Associate Chelsea focuses her practice in the area of healthcare law and has experience with a variety of matters in the healthcare space, including antitrust and certificate of need. She also has... chelsea.barnes@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	David M. Barnes, Jr. Associate David is a member of the Banking, Bankruptcy, & Creditor’s Rights group. Previous Professional Experience Legal Aid Justice Center; post-grad fellow (2013–2014), intern (2010–2013)... david.barnes@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
John T. Baxter Associate John focuses his practice on bankruptcy law and consumer financial litigation. He has experience representing both debtors and creditors in chapter 11 proceedings touching on a diverse set... John.Baxter@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Jody A. Bedenbaugh Partner Jody focuses his practice in the areas of banking, creditors' rights, and bankruptcy. Jody represents banks in connection with regulatory and compliance issues, vendor relationships and... jody.bedenbaugh@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Kate J. Bergeron Associate Kate focuses her practice primarily on civil litigation. Kate has represented clients in state and federal courts throughout the Northeast and has appeared pro hac vice in several other... kate.bergeron@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Blake G. Betheil Partner Blake's practice primarily focuses on estate planning and asset protection planning for a wide array of affluent individuals and their businesses. He advises individuals owning family... blake.betheil@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Erika C. Birg Partner Erika focuses on helping companies protect their businesses before, during, and after litigation, with experience in resolving business–to–business disputes through litigation, alternative... erika.birg@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Cynthia Bock Partner Cynthia works with families and individuals to create and execute plans that protect assets and plan for the future. Her practice focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration... cynthia.bock@nelsonmullins.com nelsonmullins.com
Tammy Bokmuller Partner Tammy Bokmuller defends corporations in warranty litigation, multidistrict products liability litigation, employment litigation, state court coordinated proceedings, and class actions. She... tammy.bokmuller@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Heyward D. Bonyata Partner Heyward practices in the areas of electronic discovery, information management, business litigation, antitrust litigation, and pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. heyward.bonyata@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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George B. Cauthen Partner George practices in the area of creditor bankruptcy law. He is a member of the South Carolina and Florida Bars, and he is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the Supreme Court of... george.cauthen@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Amy B. Cheng Associate Amy focuses her practice in the areas of labor and employment, business litigation, and white collar defense and government investigations. amy.cheng@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Bret A. Cohen Partner Bret Cohen chairs the Labor and Employment Practice. His practice covers a range of industries in the drafting and enforcement of non-compete, confidentiality, and other employment-related... bret.cohen@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Daniel A. Cohen Partner Dan's practice encompasses decades of experience working with educational institutions and their athletics departments. Dan has counseled universities, colleges, medical institutions, and... dan.cohen@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Axton Crolley Associate Axton focuses his practice on products liability and business litigation. axton.crolley@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Hannah L. Cross Partner Hannah Levinson Cross focuses her practice in the area of healthcare law and has experience advising and counseling hospital systems, physician practice groups, pharmacies, and other... hannah.cross@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Sherry Culves Partner Sherry practices in the areas of education law, employment law, and general litigation. She has represented numerous school districts throughout Georgia, ranging from several large urban... sherry.culves@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Daniel Curran Associate Daniel focuses his practice in the area of employment and labor litigation, but he also has broadly assisted in matters related to commercial litigation, insurance law, and trade secrets. daniel.curran@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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Bart Daniel Partner Bart is a first–chair veteran trial lawyer and is past president for the National Association of Former United States Attorneys. His practice focuses on both complex commercial and white... bart.daniel@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Elizabeth Donaldson Associate Elizabeth advises a variety of entities with regulatory and compliance matters related to the consumer finance industry, including state and federal consumer protection laws, regulation and... liz.donaldson@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Lianna E. Donovan Associate Lianna Donovan practices in the areas of electronic discovery, records and information governance, cybersecurity and data privacy, and business litigation. Ms. Donovan has experience... lianna.donovan@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Woods Drinkwater Associate Woods focuses his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency-related litigation, and general commercial litigation. woods.drinkwater@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Debbie Whittle Durban Partner Debbie practices in the areas of labor and employment law, ERISA, ADA compliance, trade secrets, and business litigation. debbie.durban@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Nathaniel G. Dutt Associate Nate focuses his practice on various types of business transactions, as well as the U.S. federal income tax laws and consequences related to these business transactions, with special... nate.dutt@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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John Eatman Associate John practices corporate law with an emphasis on early and growth-stage technology companies and venture capital investments. John also has experience in M&A transactions and company... john.eatman@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Christopher J. Eby Partner Chris focuses on employment litigation and counseling. He has represented employers before federal and state courts and agencies in a variety of employment matters, including Title VII... chris.eby@nelsonmullins.com /www.nelsonmullins.com
Education Practice Group Our education lawyers and advisors provide practical and experienced advice to help our clients reach their goals and think ahead. Our team reaches across disciplines to solve education... nina.gupta@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	C. Craig Eller Partner Craig advises clients on reorganization and bankruptcy strategies. His client base includes national financial institutions, asset managers, portfolio managers, international shipping... craig.eller@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/

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Geoffrey Fay Associate Geoffrey has experience advising all types of employers on a variety of benefits matters, including design, implementation, and administration of employee benefit plans such as defined... geoffrey.fay@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Rusty A. Fleming Partner Rusty represents traditional and non-traditional lenders in a variety of transactions, including syndicated and single-lender corporate and ABL credit facilities, CMBS loans, bridge loans,... rusty.fleming@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Jack Foster Associate Jack focuses his practice in the area of litigation. Experience Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate... jack.foster@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Katelyn Fredericks Partner In choosing a corporate attorney, client feedback often ranks two qualities at the top of the list: practicality and business savvy. According to her clients, Katelyn is both of these... katelyn.fredericks@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Gary M. Freedman Partner Gary is co-chair of the firm's bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy and restructuring, receiverships, complex business litigation,... gary.freedman@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Candace S. Friel Partner Candace practices in the areas of healthcare, business litigation, and employment litigation. She has served as trial counsel in employment and healthcare related matters. Candace has... candace.friel@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Franco Furmanski Associate Franco focuses on representing companies and their principals in connection with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, strategic investments, corporate restructuring, and... franco.furmanski@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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Mark Gensburg Associate Mark focuses his practice on matters related to debt, real estate workout and commercial restructuring. During law school Mark served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Emory Bankruptcy... mark.gensburg@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	H. Jason Gold Partner Jason is the Chair of the firm's bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group. Named as one of Washington, DC’s “Top 100 Lawyers” (2011–2013), Jason has more than 30 years of... jason.gold@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Kay A. Gordon Partner Kay counsels clients on hedge funds, funds–of–funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, venture funds, and compliance–related matters involving registered advisers and broker–dealers... kay.gordon@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Jahmy Graham Partner Jahmy represents clients in cases that involve many industries and issues, including the automotive industry, healthcare, retail, technology, contract, warranty, tort, securities, false... jahmy.graham@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Chip Gray Associate Chip Gray is a member of the Corporate Group and focuses his practice on finance and taxation. Mr. Gray has experience with the legal process, from drafting complaints, briefs, memoranda,... chip.gray@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Neil E. Grayson Partner Neil heads the firm's financial institutions corporate and regulatory practice group, representing primarily financial institutions, fintech companies, and alternative financial services... neil.grayson@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Denise M. Gunter Partner Denise is managing partner of the Winston–Salem office and serves as one of two Chief Diversity Partners. She has more than two decades of experience representing clients in a variety of... Denise.Gunter@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Neeru "Nina" Gupta Nina focuses her practice on education law, representing public and private educational entities, vendors, and professionals. She works directly with governing boards regarding effective... nina.gupta@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/

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Peter J. Haley Partner Peter is an experienced trial lawyer who also has substantial experience with bankruptcy reorganization, bankruptcy litigation, and corporate restructuring. Experience Following is a... peter.haley@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	C. Wells Hall, III Partner Wells Hall advises clients on the federal, state, and multi-state tax aspects of acquisitions, reorganizations, restructuring of business entities, and private equity transactions, and... wells.hall@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Carrie A. Hanger Partner Carrie is a seasoned healthcare law, biosciences, and antitrust attorney. In her healthcare law and biosciences practice, she assists healthcare systems, surgical centers, physician groups... carrie.hanger@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Christopher Hanson Partner Christopher assists clients in tackling their most sophisticated and high-stakes regulatory issues involving medical devices, in vitro diagnostics (IVDs), clinical laboratories, human and... christopher.hanson@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Lee B. Hart Partner Lee focuses on restructuring, workouts, bankruptcy, and finance. Lee’s practice primarily includes the representation of lenders, finance companies, and national corporations in connection... lee.hart@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Angela Hart-Edwards Partner Angela Hart-Edwards focuses her practice in all aspects of employment law with an emphasis on representation of employers in individual and class and collective litigation matters in state... angela.hartedwards@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Drew Hermiller Associate Drew Hermiller practices with the tax and benefits group and has experience counseling clients on complex domestic and cross border transactional tax matters, including all manner of... drew.hermiller@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Adele Hogan Partner A member of the Financial Services Corporate and Regulatory (FinCorpReg) practice group, Adele Hogan represents clients in mergers, securities offerings, restructuring/bankruptcies, and... adele.hogan@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Kelly Hogan Associate Kelly is a member of the litigation group and has experience in litigation from intake to disposition, including a number of jury and bench trials. kelly.hogan@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.co	Michael E. Hollingsworth II Partner Michael is co-head of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group and its Investment Management Group. He focuses on middle-market corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions,... michael.hollingsworth@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Maurice D. Holloway Partner Maurice Holloway practices in the areas of corporate and business entity law, taxation, estate planning, and business law. maurice.holloway@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Cassie A. Holt Associate Cassie practices in the areas of civil litigation and complex business disputes, handling contractual, tort-based, and employment law matters affecting businesses of all sizes. She also has... cassie.holt@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/

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Mikaela Jackson Associate Mikaela Jackson is an associate in the San Diego, California office. Mikaela defends automobile manufacturers in breach of warranty and fraud matters throughout California and in federal... mikaela.jackson@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Kenneth A. Janik Partner Ken practices in the areas of executive compensation, taxation, ERISA and employee benefits, and corporate law. He is certified by the Supreme Court of South Carolina as a tax specialist. ken.janik@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Jessica C. Jeffrey Associate Jessica is a member of the litigation team and concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, products liability, and employment matters. She has experience in all aspects... jessica.jeffrey@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Michelle W. Johnson Partner Michelle practices in the areas of labor and employment law, business litigation, and appellate work. Experience Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for... michelle.johnson@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Stanley S. Jones, Jr. Partner Stan practices in the areas of healthcare law, governmental relations and public policy, and administrative law. stan.jones@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Jeffrey E. Joseph Associate Jeffrey works on a range of domestic and international business and financial transactions in the Energy and Infrastructure space, including project finance, mergers and acquisitions,... jeffrey.joseph@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/

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Jeffrey M. Kelly Associate Jeffrey focuses his practice in the areas of complex litigation, emerging technology, and outside corporate counsel services. He advocates for companies and individuals faced with... jeff.kelly@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Megan Kilissanly Associate Megan’s practice includes representing clients in commercial litigation and securities matters. Previous Professional Experience Summer associate and law clerk at Nelson Mullins (2018-2019... megan.kilissanly@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Colleen Pleasant Kline Partner Colleen is a transactional lawyer who serves as outside general corporate counsel and advisor to middle market clients. She assists her clients in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint... colleen.kline@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Frank B. B. Knowlton Partner Frank heads the banking, bankruptcy, and creditors rights team and practices in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial litigation, technology law and litigation, business litigation, and... frank.knowlton@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
D. Larry Kristinik, III Partner Larry practices in the areas of business litigation, class action defense, insurance coverage and bad faith claims, defense of investor securities claims, and FINRA broker-dealer... larry.kristinik@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/

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Nick Ladin-Sienne Associate As a former professional chef, Nick serves his clients with the highest standards and a sense of hospitality. He uses his knowledge of his clients’ industries to provide solutions that... nick.ladinsienne@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Laura Lashley Of Counsel Laura serves as senior counsel in the education practice and focuses her practice in education law and policy, focusing on charter schools, special education, student rights, and employment... laura.lashley@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Matthew B. Lerner Partner Matthew has a national practice that focuses on the representation and defense of manufacturers in products liability litigation, with an emphasis on medical device and pharmaceutical... matthew.lerner@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Michael D. Lessne Partner Michael is a commercial litigator and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and restructuring attorney. He is also a CPA licensed in Florida. Michael provides counsel to businesses and... michael.lessne@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Richard B Levin Partner Richard is chair of the FinTech and Regulation Practice and was one of the first lawyers to focus on the regulation of blockchain and digital assets. He is considered a thought leader in... richard.levin@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Josh R. Lewin Associate Joshua focuses his practice in the area of litigation. Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the... josh.lewin@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
W. Logan Lewis Associate Logan practices as a member of the firm’s litigation group, focusing specifically on professional liability, securities, and commercial litigation and business torts. logan.lewis@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Benjamin Lichtman Associate Ben focuses his practice on commercial real estate matters, including representing parties in the acquisition, disposition and financing of commercial real estate properties and... benjamin.lichtman@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Matthew G. Lindenbaum Partner Matthew represents companies in high-stakes litigation with an emphasis on class action defense in the automotive and financial services industries, including the emerging crypto-currency... matthew.lindenbaum@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Robert L. Lindholm Partner Rob focuses his practice on government investigations and white collar defense, high stakes business litigation and class action defense, and e-discovery and litigation readiness. He... robert.lindholm@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Blythe K. Lollar Of Counsel Blythe provides comprehensive services to her clients in assessing and responding to an extensive range of matters involving data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity. She counsels... blythe.lollar@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Cara N. Ludwig Partner Cara is an experienced healthcare transactional attorney known for her results-oriented approach and emphasis on helping clients achieve their ultimate goals. With nearly a decade of... cara.ludwig@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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Patricia A. Markus Partner Trish represents healthcare providers and related organizations across the country on an array of healthcare regulatory compliance, reimbursement, licensure, and operational matters, with a... trish.markus@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Klugy Mathurin, CPA, CFA, CAIA Associate Klugy Mathurin is a Corporate Attorney on the Energy Team. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, venture capital, and general corporate... klugy.mathurin@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Robert "Bob" J. McGahan Partner Bob represents business entities and individuals in government enforcement, white collar criminal defense, and high-exposure civil litigation matters. A former federal prosecutor and... robert.mcgahan@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Erin Reeves McGinnis Partner Erin focuses her practice on securities transactions, including public and private offerings of securities, 1933 Act filings, 1934 Act reporting, corporate governance, SEC compliance, FINRA... erin.reevesmcginnis@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Gregory P. McGuire Partner Greg has more than 26 years of experience as a litigator and for seven years served as a trial judge on the North Carolina Business Court for Complex Business Cases. As a judge, he presided... greg.mcguire@nelsonmullins.com https://www.nelsonmullins.com/	Mark L. Miller Partner Mark has extensive experience in financial institution regulation, the acquisition and sale of financial institutions and other entities, formation of de novo community banks, and corporate... mark.miller@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Graham Mitchell Partner Graham focuses his practice on bankruptcy and creditors' rights, consumer financial services litigation, and financial institutions. graham.mitchell@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Brad C. Moody, JD, CIPP/US Partner, Co-Chair, Data Breach Response Practice Brad counsels clients in responses to cybersecurity and other data incidents and provides guidance in ensuing governmental investigations and actions. He has extensive experience across a... brad.moody@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Brandon O. Moulard Partner Brandon draws on his broad experience in education law to represent K-12 school districts, colleges and universities, private schools, charter schools, and education vendors. He focuses his... brandon.moulard@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Phillip Mullinnix Associate Phillip focuses his practice on healthcare. He advises and represents healthcare clients in a range of regulatory, operational, and licensing matters, including health information privacy... phillip.mullinnix@nelsonmullins.com https://www.nelsonmullins.com/
Ann E. Murray Partner Ann practices in the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation. She previously served as in–house benefits counsel for a publicly–traded company, so she is able to provide... ann.murray@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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Lauren Nations Of Counsel Lauren practices in the areas of employment and labor, employee benefits, and executive compensation. She assists clients with all types of HR and benefits-related matters, including those... lauren.nations@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Craig Nazzaro Partner Craig Nazzaro advises a variety of entities on all regulatory and compliance issues that impact the financial services industry including banks, non-bank lenders, servicers, investors,... craig.nazzaro@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Brandon S. Neuman Partner Brandon focuses his practice on advising businesses and individuals on complex issues, ranging from strategic and risk management advice, crises management, regulatory and internal... brandon.neuman@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Daniel Newman Partner Daniel is an experienced litigator of complex commercial, securities, and construction matters in state and federal courts and before various arbitration forums. Daniel represents both... dan.newman@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Raynna Nkwanyuo Associate Raynna is an innovative and driven health law attorney focusing her practice in the areas of healthcare compliance, regulatory compliance, and litigation. She provides guidance to... Raynna Nkwanyuo www.nelsonmullins.com

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Lawrence L. Ostema

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Larry Ostema co-chairs the Energy Industry Group. He has served as counsel in a range of domestic and international project and corporate financings and mergers and acquisitions in the...

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Konnor Owens

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Konnor focuses her practice in the areas of corporate and healthcare law with an emphasis on healthcare compliance and operations.

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Lester J. Perling Partner Lester Perling is a board-certified health law attorney and is certified in healthcare compliance. He has extensive experience in compliance, enforcement, and reimbursement matters. Mr.... lester.perling@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Donald R. Pocock Partner Don's areas of practice include business litigation, construction law, creditor’s rights and insolvency litigation, and consumer financial services litigation. donald.pocock@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Keith Poston Partner Keith practices in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors' rights, consumer financial services litigation and financial institutions. He regularly represents committees of unsecured... keith.poston@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Stephen Poydasheff Associate Stephen focuses his practice in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions and general corporate matters. Stephen was a Summer Associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP during 2020... stephen.poydasheff@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/

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Shane G. Ramsey Partner Shane is a Vice Chair of the firm's bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group. He regularly represents committees of unsecured creditors, indenture trustees, secured creditors,... shane.ramsey@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Zalak Raval Associate Zalak concentrates her practice on public and private securities offerings, reporting, and compliance under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and general corporate matters, with a specific... zalak.raval@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
George S. Ray Associate George focuses his practice on Georgia government relations, state and local administrative law and regulatory proceedings, and business litigation. Representing education, healthcare,... george.ray@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Alyssa Riggins Associate Alyssa focuses her practice on employment and labor matters, with experience in litigation. She has routinely counseled companies, including one in the Fortune 500, on RIF, OWBPA, and WARN... alyssa.riggins@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
James S. Rollins Partner Jim conducts comprehensive security, corporate governance, and regulatory practice in which he represents investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, investment companies, transfer agents,... james.rollins@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Carl S. Rosen Partner Carl Rosen’s practice primarily focuses on probate, asset protection, business planning, and estate and family “generational” planning for a wide array of affluent individuals and their... carl.rosen@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Samer A. Roshdy Associate Samer concentrates his practice on corporate and financial regulatory matters. He advises depository institutions, bank holding companies, FinTech companies, and non-bank financial services... samer.roshdy@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Paul Z. Rothstein Partner Paul’s practice focuses representing emerging and growth stage companies in corporate and financing matters, with a particular emphasis on venture capital and mergers and acquisitions... paul.rothstein@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Brian Russ Associate Brian focuses his practice on banking and financial services and advises banks, broker–dealers, financial tech companies and other investment companies on regulatory, compliance, and... brian.russ@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Stuart H. Russell Partner Stuart Russell practices with the litigation group where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including matters before the North Carolina Business Court. He also handles... stuart.russell@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Dowse Bradwell "Brad" Rustin, IV Partner Brad chairs the firm’s Financial Services Regulatory Practice. His career began as a litigator focusing on consumer financial services litigation and defense of regulatory claims against... brad.rustin@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	J. Brennan Ryan Partner Brennan practices with the Financial Regulatory and Corporate team where he focuses in the areas of banking law and corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance-... brennan.ryan@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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Adam Safwat Partner Adam regularly represents companies and individuals before the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in investigations and compliance-related matters. His... adam.safwat@nelsonmullins.com 202-689-2872 www.nelsonmullins.com	Randall L. Saunders Partner In addition to chairing the tax lien and litigation group at Nelson Mullins, his practice focuses on banking, financial services, business, taxation, and real estate matters. He routinely... randy.saunders@nelsonmullins.com 304-526-3507 www.nelsonmullins.com
Zana Scarlett Partner Zana is an experienced civil litigator with a background in commercial transactions and a deep knowledge of bankruptcy, financial restructuring, and creditors’ rights. She spent more than a... zana.scarlett@nelsonmullins.com 305-373-9428 www.nelsonmullins.com	Giles M. Schanen, Jr. Partner Giles counsels management on various employment law issues and litigating trade secret, non–compete, discrimination, and benefits claims under state and federal law. He also represents a... giles.schanen@nelsonmullins.com 864-373-2296 www.nelsonmullins.com/
Wes Scott Partner Wes serves as primary outside counsel to public and private companies with respect to their securities offerings, SEC and FDIC reporting requirements, stock exchange listing compliance, M... wes.scott@nelsonmullins.com 615-664-5304 www.nelsonmullins.com	Mike Segal Partner Mike is the Chair of Nelson Mullins' Value Based Care Group. Throughout his legal career, Mike has practiced in a business management environment. For more than 25 years, he has been... mike.segal@nelsonmullins.com 305-373-9430 www.nelsonmullins.com
Cheryl V. Shaw Partner Cheryl is a transactional attorney who practices in both the public and private sector. She is experienced in a broad range of business transactions, including all areas of commercial real... cheryl.shaw@nelsonmullins.com 404-322-6139 www.nelsonmullins.com	Robert O. Sheridan Partner Rob's practice encompasses a variety of litigation matters, with an emphasis on litigation and counseling on federal and state labor and employment issues. In the area of employment law,... robert.sheridan@nelsonmullins.com 617.217.4634 www.nelsonmullins.com
Scott N. Sherman Partner Scott practices in complex business and securities litigation. He represents public companies, directors, and officers in securities class actions and derivative lawsuits and represents... scott.sherman@nelsonmullins.com 404-322-6231 www.nelsonmullins.com	Woojin Shin Partner Woojin Shin serves Korean companies primarily in the infrastructure, automotive, defense, and consumer goods industries. Mr. Shin regularly counsels Korean multinational companies on their... woojin.shin@nelsonmullins.com 202-689-2923 www.nelsonmullins.com/
Shaniqua L. Singleton Associate Shaniqua represents clients on a broad range of employment, commercial, and business litigation matters. She is also experienced in pre-trial aspects of litigation including deposing... shaniqua.singleton@nelsonmullins.com 404-322-6623 www.nelsonmullins.com	Helen L. Sloat Legislative Consultant Helen is a legislative consultant and Georgia Registered Lobbyist. She is an advocate for various clients including healthcare providers, insurers, and child welfare providers. Helen tracks... helen.sloat@nelsonmullins.com 404-322-6170 www.nelsonmullins.com

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Gregory M. Taube Partner Greg primarily represents creditors in disputes with debtors arising from both commercial and consumer loans, leases, and other credit relationships. He also regularly represents... greg.taube@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/	Frank P. Terzo Partner Frank's practice is devoted to a wide range of insolvency matters, including representation of corporate and consumer clients in complex workouts, bankruptcies, assignment for the benefit... frank.terzo@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Courtney G. Tito Partner Courtney represents clients in the health law industry. She has experience in federal and private payor audits and disputes, reimbursement issues, enrollment revocations, payment... Courtney.tito@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Melanie L. Todman Partner Melanie focuses her practice on internal and governmental inquiries and investigations, high-stakes litigation, and risk counseling and assessments, focusing on the life sciences and... melanie.todman@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Dylan Trache Partner Dylan focuses his practice in bankruptcy and financial restructuring. He has experience representing Chapter 11 debtors, bankruptcy trustees, major creditors, and other parties in business... dylan.trache@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Kevin Tran Of Counsel Kevin assists clients in matters related to financial regulatory, FinTech, corporate and securities issues. He gained experience at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., where he... kevin.tran@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Alexis F. Trumble Associate Alexis “Lexi” Trumble is a member of the school & college law practice and focuses on a variety of aspects of litigation and education law, with an emphasis on the myriad areas of... alexis.trumble@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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Troy Varrasse

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Troy focuses his practice on securities, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. Previous Professional Experience Summer associate, Nelson Mullins Riley &...

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P. John Veysey

Associate

John maintains a national practice focused primarily on business litigation and labor and employment law. He has experience litigating complex matters in state, federal, and MDL venues...

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Megan Ware-Fitzgerald Attorney Megan Ware-Fitzgerald is a member of the litigation team and focuses her practice on commercial litigation, financial services litigation and tax lien resolution. Experience Following is a... megan.fitzgerald@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Edward K. White Partner Ed practices in the areas of corporate, partnership, healthcare, taxation, and nonprofit law. Ed is a Certified Specialist in Taxation, a designation awarded by the South Carolina Supreme... ed.white@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Suzann M. Wilcox Partner Suzann Wilcox focuses her practice on education law. Ms. Wilcox is committed to developing strong relationships with public school districts and educational professionals in order to assist... suzann.wilcox@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com	Matt Wilmot Of Counsel Matt represents healthcare organizations and providers of all types. He counsels clients on regulatory and compliance issues, including institutional compliance, fraud and abuse, HIPAA,... matt.wilmot@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com
Solomon L. Wisenberg Partner Solomon L. Wisenberg is a nationally renowned white-collar attorney who defends business executives, public officials, and everyday people in sensitive legal matters throughout the United... sol.wisenberg@nelsonmullins.com	Kyla Wonder Associate Kyla focuses her practice on assisting healthcare providers with healthcare regulatory compliance in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry and a variety of transactional matters,... kyla.wonder@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com/
Abigail L. Wood Associate Abigail focuses her practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation. abigail.wood@nelsonmullins.com www.nelsonmullins.com

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Elaine Yap

Associate

Elaine Yap focuses her practice in the areas of product liability, including pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, and e-discovery.

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Matthew R. Zischke

Associate

Matt Zischke has experience advising all types of employers on a variety of benefits matters, including design, implementation, and administration of employee benefit plans such as defined...

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