Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
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| Headquarters | Columbia, South Carolina |
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| No. of offices | 17 |
| No. of attorneys | 525 (2017) |
| Major practice areas | General practice including lobbying |
| Key people | James K. Lehman, Managing Partner |
| Date founded | 1897 |
| Founder | Patrick Henry Nelson II |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | nelsonmullins.com |
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (commonly referred to simply as Nelson Mullins) is a U.S. law firm and lobby group based in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2017, the American Lawyer ranked the firm as the 88th largest law firm in the nation based on 2016 gross revenue. It is the largest law firm in South Carolina, according to a S.C. Lawyers Weekly Survey.
Nelson Mullins attorneys provide advice and counsel in litigation, corporate, economic development, securities, finance, intellectual property, government relations, regulatory, and other needs of clients ranging from private individuals to large businesses, including many publicly held companies. The Firm offers full legal services to clients including growth companies, expanding local businesses, and major international companies. The Firm represents national companies requiring assistance with specific regional or local legal matters. The Firm also represents international companies interested in locating facilities in the Southeast. Start-up assistance for entrepreneurial endeavors, complex multi-action litigation defense, and representation of underwriters and investment bankers are additional services provided by Nelson Mullins.
The Firm has more than 525 attorneys and government relations professionals practicing from offices in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
The firm was founded by Patrick Henry Nelson II (1856-1914) of Camden and Columbia, S.C. Nelson was the Fifth Circuit Solicitor, President of the South Carolina Bar Association (1911-1912), and member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1885-1887). His son, William Shannon Nelson (1881-1939) ran the firm after his father, as did William's son Patrick Henry Nelson III (1910-1964).
Patrick Henry Nelson became a key player in one of South Carolina’s most famous criminal trials, State v. Tillman. Nelson defended Lt. Gov. James Tillman for the murder of the editor of The State newspaper in Columbia.
The Firm remained relatively small, but began planning for growth in the 1970s with a goal of adding attorneys and diversifying its practices. The Firm jumped from 18 attorneys in 1978, to 93 in 1990, to 250 attorneys in 2001 in six offices located in Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Atlanta, and Charlotte.
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