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

Position
Partner
Career
David Dukes practices in the areas of business litigation, technology litigation, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, patent litigation, securities litigation, and coordination of national litigation. He has served as President of two national lawyer organizations. David also served as Managing Partner of Nelson Mullins for over 10 years and currently serves on the firm’s Executive Committee.
Languages
English
Memberships
Memberships:
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Advisory Board, Emory Law School Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims
- Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
- Former Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee (1996–1998)
- Former Faculty, IADC Trial Academy (1994)
- Permanent Member, U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Member, Richland County Bar Association
- Member, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, cum laude (1984), Clemson University, BS, Financial Management (1981)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Miami Elite > Commercial and international disputes
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
Firm Rankings
- Miami Elite > Commercial and international disputes
- Boston Elite > Commercial litigation
- Industry focus > Education
- Miami Elite > International corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Government > Government relations
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Real estate
- Healthcare > Service providers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate