COLUMBIA, S.C.  (September 26, 2012) – Legal corporate attorney Renee Dankner has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in its Columbia office, bringing her experience in corporate in-house, law firm, and nonprofit work to the Firm.

Ms. Dankner joins as of counsel and has 12 years of experience working as in-house counsel for global organizations, including almost six years designing programs, services, and resources for general counsel. Her most recent position was as principal and general counsel of Legal Executive Leadership. Before that, she served as associate general counsel and director of CLO and Legal Executive Services for the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Ms. Dankner focuses on electronic information management and governance, E-discovery, client relations, and business intelligence. Her previous in-house counsel experience also includes her role as senior counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation/Mobil Business Resources Corporation where her practice focused on environmental regulatory and transactions work for the global energy company.

Ms. Dankner earned a Juris Doctor with honors in 1989 from George Washington University, The National Law Center, and a B.A. in Biology in 1986 from The State University of New York at Binghamton, Harpur College.

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