Neil E. Grayson
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Recognized since 2007
Greenville, South Carolina
Practice Areas
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Neil Grayson, a partner with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and the head of the Firm's Financial Institutions Practice Group, has a corporate practice focused primarily on the financial institutions and mobile payments industries. Mr. Grayson advises clients on matters related to corporate governance, enforcement actions and other bank regulatory matters, recapitalizations, private equity, securities offerings and reporting requirements, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, and related corporate and regulatory matters. Mr. Grayson has experience in corporate governance matters, securities compliance for public companies, and representation of emerging growth companies and private equity funds.
Contact & Links
Location
- Greenville One, Suite 400
Two West Washington Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Education
- The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, Georgia
- South Carolina, South Carolina
- New York, New York
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- New York State Bar Association -
- South Carolina Bar Association -
- State Bar of Georgia -
Greenville, South Carolina
253 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
116 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greenville (2025)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2024)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2021)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2018)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greenville (2017)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2015)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greenville (2014)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Greenville (2013)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greenville (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Special Focus:
- COVID-19
Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year, Greenville, S.C., Securities/Capital Markets Law (2018)
- Greenville Business Magazine's "Legal Elite of the Upstate," Banking and Finance (2012-2017)
- The Best Lawyers in America® -- Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation Law (2007-2018)
- Best Lawyers Greenville Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year (2012, 2017)
- Best Lawyers Greenville Securities/Corporate Markets Law Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2014)
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate M&A: Banking and Finance (2005-2017)
Publications
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