John Bruton is a business lawyer, focusing his practice in the areas of corporate law, securities, commercial real estate, and renewable energy development.
John's experience includes matters involving:
- mergers and acquisitions
- corporate governance
- real estate transactions
- renewable energy development
- corporate and real estate finance
- business transactions
John earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In law school, he served as a senior board member on the South Carolina Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif, Order of the Wig and Robe, and the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court.
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D.
Washington and Lee University, B.A. in European History
South Carolina
- Columbia Business Magazine's "Legal Elite of the Midlands", 2016 and 2019
- Selected to Leadership Columbia Class of 2020
Overview
John Bruton is a business lawyer, focusing his practice in the areas of corporate law, securities, commercial real estate, and renewable energy development.
John's experience includes matters involving:
- mergers and acquisitions
- corporate governance
- real estate transactions
- renewable energy development
- corporate and real estate finance
- business transactions
John earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In law school, he served as a senior board member on the South Carolina Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif, Order of the Wig and Robe, and the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court.
- Columbia Business Magazine's "Legal Elite of the Midlands", 2016 and 2019
- Selected to Leadership Columbia Class of 2020
Speaking & Writing
- Nexsen Pruet Elects Eight Attorneys to Membership
January 1, 2021 - John Bruton Named to Columbia Business Monthly "Best and Brightest 35 and Under" List
September 24, 2020 - John Bruton Selected to Leadership Columbia Class of 2020
August 15, 2019
John authored The Rise and Fall of Crossmann: The South Carolina Supreme Court’s Double Take on Whether a CGL Insurance Policy Covers Progressive Property Damage Resulting From Faulty Workmanship, 63 S.C. L. Rev. 887 (2012).
Outside Nexsen Pruet
Outside of the office, John enjoys playing golf with family and friends. John also enjoys running, fishing, reading, and supporting USC athletics.