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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 
Headquarters Columbia, South Carolina No. of offices 12 No. of attorneys approximately 400 (2007) Major practice areas General practice including lobbying Key people David E. Dukes, Managing partner[1] Revenue $178.5 M[2] Date founded 1897 Company type Limited liability partnership Website nelsonmullins.com Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (commonly referred to simply as Nelson Mullins) is a large U.S. law firm and lobby group based in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2007, the National Law Journal ranked the firm the largest in South Carolina and 123rd largest in the United States. The firm also ranked 127th in profit per attorney on the 2007 AmLaw 200 survey.[2]
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Practice areas
Like most large law firms, Nelson Mullins has a broad range of practice areas.[3] The firm is especially well-known for its practices in corporate finance, business litigation, labor & employment, product liability and mass torts, health law, and lobbying.[4]
Notable lawyers and alumni
- Butler Derrick, former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, is a partner at the firm.[5]
- Philip Lader, former administrator of the Small Business Administration and former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, is a partner at the firm.[6]
- Richard Riley, former Governor of South Carolina and United States Secretary of Education, is a partner at the firm.[7]
- David H. Wilkins, former United States Ambassador to Canada, former Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Offices
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Huntington, West Virginia
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Washington, D.C.
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Categories:- Law firms established in 1897
- Law firms of the United States
- Companies based in Columbia, South Carolina
- Lobbying firms
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