Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP operates a full-service practice from its Nashville office, serving clients in business, real estate, technology, corporate, healthcare, and securities law. The firm brings regional resources and deep local expertise to emerging sectors including FinTech, hospitality development, and artificial intelligence. Multiple Nashville partners have earned recognition in The Best Lawyers in America.

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP operates a full-service practice from its Nashville office at 1222 Demonbreun Street, serving clients across business, real estate, technology, corporate, healthcare, and securities law. The firm established its Nashville presence in response to client demand for local counsel in a city that has emerged as a major business hub, state capital, and Southern crossroads for commerce and entrepreneurship.

The Nashville team comprises attorneys who actively shape the city's economic growth and real estate development landscape. The firm's real estate practice advises developers, investors, managers, real estate investment trusts, charitable foundations, and institutional clients, with particular expertise in hospitality, healthcare, and multifamily sectors. The litigation group manages cases throughout Tennessee and across the United States, bringing the resources and experience of a larger regional firm to local matters.

Technology law represents a natural strength for Nelson Mullins in Nashville, with the practice serving both domestic and international clients. The firm is well positioned in the city's growing FinTech and financial services sector, helping clients deliver innovative solutions that meet Tennessee's evolving market demands. Partners bring specialized knowledge in technology transactions, procurement, outsourcing, privacy matters, and artificial intelligence—fields increasingly critical to companies operating in and around Nashville.

The firm's financial services and corporate practice offers extensive experience in banking regulation, institutional acquisitions and sales, formation of de novo community banks, and emerging company matters. Attorneys have guided numerous clients through public offerings, private placements, and complex partnership arrangements. Healthcare law, securities work, and general corporate counsel services round out the practice offerings.

Nelson Mullins maintains a strong commitment to community engagement. Attorneys and staff are encouraged to contribute to local initiatives, and the firm actively sponsors and participates in entrepreneurial events that connect technology companies with investors. This involvement reflects the firm's role not only as a legal service provider but as a participant in Nashville's creative and business communities.

The firm's attorneys have earned significant professional recognition. In the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 457 Nelson Mullins attorneys across more than 30 offices nationwide were honored, with multiple Nashville-based partners named "The Best Lawyers in America" and "Ones to Watch." Three partners from the Nashville office—Larry M. Papel, Mark L. Miller, and Jason I. Epstein—were selected to the Nashville Business Journal's 2024 "Best of the Bar" list, reflecting peer recognition and client respect within the local legal community.

Overview compiled from the firm's website