Meet Our Team

Nathan D. Johnson

Nate is a partner with the firm. He is a Vermont native who, after earning his undergraduate degree at Clemson, moved to Charleston to pursue both a J.D. and an M.B.A. Nate’s corporate practice includes business sales and purchases, private securities offerings, shareholder/partner buy-outs, along with equity incentive and corporate governance matters.

An active member of the legal community, Nate has a special interest in legal issues surrounding professional practices. He regularly represents clients in in practice transitions, including physicians, dentists, accountants, attorneys and veterinarians. His practice areas include:

• Private Equity
• Business Transactions
• Capital Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Contract Negotiation
• Corporate Governance
• Executive Agreements
• Equity Incentive Arrangements

He is a co-author of the 2018 SC Bar publication South Carolina Business Law Handbook: A Practical Guide for Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Their Counsel and the 2025 Second Edition. He became a Partner at Buxton & Collie in 2020.

Education and Degrees:

• Charleston School of Law, J.D., 2014
• College of Charleston, MBA 2014
• Clemson University, B.A., Political Science, 2011

Honors:

• 2019 Charleston Regional Business Journal, Forty Under 40
• 2019 Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Charleston
• CALI Award, Sales, Leases and the International Sale of Goods
• CALI Award, Drafting Commercial Documents
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubble
• Charleston Business Magazine Legal Elite of the Lowcountry

Affiliations:

• Member, South Carolina State Bar
• Member, Charleston County Bar Association
• Vice Chair, South Carolina Bar Corporate, Banking & Securities Law Section

In the Community:

Nate has been heavily involved with non-profit work throughout his time in the Lowcountry. He remains an active volunteer with several local organizations and has lead multiple fundraisers. Nate lives in Charleston with his wife, Olivia, and their son. Football season is his favorite time of year, when you can find him cheering on his beloved Clemson Tigers and his childhood team, the Buffalo Bills.