05.07.2020

Nexsen Pruet has ranked highly in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for another year.

The legal guide recognizes 10 firm practice areas and 31 attorneys. 

For the 16th consecutive year, Nexsen Pruet has been highly ranked by Chambers USA. Rankings in the areas of Real Estate, Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Labor & Employment, and Litigation. The firm has received the highest possible ranking, Band 1, for South Carolina in Corporate/M&A, Banking and Finance, Environment, Labor & Employment, Health Care, Litigation (General Commercial), and Real Estate; as well as, Band 1 for North Carolina Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Construction. 

North Carolina

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Construction

South Carolina

• Corporate/M&A
• Banking & Finance
• Environment
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate
• Health Care 
• Private Wealth Law 

Banking & Finance

• David Gossett (Greenville)
• Alan Lipsitz (Columbia) 

Banking & Finance: Public Finance

• Steve Cordell (Charlotte)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Christy Myatt (Greensboro)
• Lisa Sumner (Raleigh)

Construction

• Eric Biesecker (Greensboro)
• Harper Heckman (Greensboro)
• David Senter (Raleigh)
• Jeffrey Reichard, Up and Coming (Greensboro)

Corporate/M&A

• Jones DuBose (Columbia)
• Mark Knight (Columbia)
• Ed Menzie (Columbia)

Environment

• Joan Hartley (Columbia)
• Tommy Lavender (Columbia)
• Mary Shahid (Charleston)

Labor & Employment

• Mark Bakker (Greenville)
• Sarah Batson (Greenville)
• Cherie Blackburn (Charleston)
• Molly Cherry (Charleston)
• Jennifer Cluverius (Greenville)
• David Dubberly (Columbia)
• William Floyd (Columbia)

Litigation: General Commercial 

• Marc Manos (Columbia)
• Susan McWilliams (Columbia)
• Billy Wilkins (Greenville)
• Marguerite Willis (Columbia)

Real Estate

• Leighton Lord (Columbia)
• Ed Menzie (Columbia)
• Neil Robinson (Charleston)
• Jim Warren (Greenville)

Private Wealth Law

• Freddie Kingsmore (Columbia)

About Chambers 
Rankings in Chambers USA are based on more than 10,000 interviews conducted across the country. Attorneys are rated based on factors including legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities valued by clients. Lawyers and firms making the list are widely considered to be leaders in the fields.

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Nexsen Pruet is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 180 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as well as Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.