Gus Dixon > Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP > Columbia, United States > Lawyer Profile

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
MERIDIAN, 17TH FLOOR
1320 MAIN STREET
COLUMBIA, SC 29201
SOUTH CAROLINA
United States

Position

Partner

Career

Gus M. Dixon practices in the areas of securities law, corporate law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, special litigation and corporate investigations, and technology law at Nelson Mullins. He is a co-leader of the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group and is the Chair of the Firm’s Opinion Committee.

Languages

English

Memberships

Memberships:

  • Member of the Subcommittee on Legal Opinions for the Corporate, Banking, and Securities Law Section of the South Carolina Bar
  • Former Chair of the Corporate, Banking, and Securities Law Section of the South Carolina Bar
  • Former Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing at the University of South Carolina School of Law (1998–2002)
  • Board Member of the Nelson Mullins Center for Professionalism at the University of South Carolina School of Law

Leadership:

  • Co-leader of Nelson Mullins’ Mergers and Acquisitions Group
  • Chair of the Firm’s Opinion Committee
  • Former Chair of the Firm’s Marketing and Planning Committee

Education

University of South Carolina School of Law, JD; University of Virginia

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)

Primarily based in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Maryland, the corporate and M&A group at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attracts mandates from mid-market buyers and sellers active in a range of industries, most notably banking, technology, automotive and healthcare. Based in Baltimore, Colleen Pleasant Kline handles the full range of M&A, and regularly assists with Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification filings. Gus Dixon in Columbia is a notable M&A practitioner in the South Carolina market, whose experience encompasses securities law, corporate finance, investigations and business transactions. Key individuals in Atlanta include Michael Hollingsworth, who focuses on middle-market deals in the consumer products, healthcare, construction and tech sectors, and Rhys Wilson, who brings to the table extensive experience in this space.