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Charleston

United States

Charleston

134 Meeting Street
Suite 500
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
United States of America

Our Charleston office opened with seven lawyers in December 2011 and has since grown to more than 30 lawyers to accommodate the increasing demands of the business community and firm clients throughout South Carolina, the United States, and the world.

Our Charleston lawyers provide legal services in nearly every area of law, possess local knowledge of business, and have strong, established connections in the local and statewide business and legal communities. They represent local, regional, national, and global clients of all sizes in virtually every industry.

According to the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the state is home to the operations of more than 1,200 international firms. South Carolina’s central location between New York and Miami, its deep water port and major container shipping terminals, and Charleston’s international airport, position the state well for global business. Many companies have chosen South Carolina to open or expand operations, specifically in the automotive, aerospace, technology, and life sciences industries.

Experience

The lawyers in the Charleston office provide legal counsel in the following legal areas and industries:

Experience By Practice
  • Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation
  • Aviation Finance
  • Banking 
  • Construction and Infrastructure
  • Corporate 
  • Corporate Governance
  • Energy
  • Environment, Land, and Natural Resources 
  • Food, Drugs, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics (FDA)
  • Health Care and FDA
  • Immigration 
  • Insurance Recovery and Counseling
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Arbitration
  • International Trade: CFIUS, Sanctions, and Export Controls
  • Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Maritime
  • Mass Tort
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Public Policy and Law
  • Real Estate
  • Restructuring and Insolvency 
  • Tax
  • Technology
  • White Collar Defense and Investigations
  • The 2024 Chambers USA guide recognized the firm among leaders in the areas of Real Estate and Corporate/M&A in South Carolina, and recognized lawyers individually in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, and Real Estate.
  • The Best Law Firms® 2024 survey recognized the Charleston office as Tier 1 in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Real Estate Law.
  • Ten lawyers from the Charleston office were listed in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®; two lawyers were listed in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
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