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Taylor English’s Construction Practice Group focuses on avoiding and solving problems in the most practical and efficient manner. Our Construction Practice Group originated from some of the Nation’s most well-known construction law firms to create a formidable team that is taken seriously within the industry and by adversaries alike.
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The members of our practice group are seasoned professionals who are committed to providing our clients with effective representation on a cost efficient basis. Paul Durdaller is the practice group leader of the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights practice group at Taylor English Duma LLP.
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Taylor English’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Group handles the complete range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters.
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We understand that the employer-employee dynamic is central to the success of a business. Taylor English’s Employment, Labor & Immigration Group represents management in all aspects of the employment relationship, from training to counseling, from internal complaints to full-blown litigation.
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Taylor English’s Environmental and Renewable Energy Practice Group’s lawyers have over seventy years of collective experience in the field of environmental and renewable energy law.
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We have created the Financial Institutions team at Taylor English Duma LLP – bringing together attorneys from different specialties across the Firm – in order to seamlessly deliver to financial institutions the types of services that are most needed in this difficult economy.
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The Lending, Workout & Foreclosure practice group at Taylor English represents national, regional, local and community banks and lending institutions in all manner of actions related to troubled loans. Our team brings legal and business experience gained from years working on workout and restructuring transactions at top national firms and as in-house counsels at some of the country’s largest corporations.
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The Real Estate, Lending and Finance group at Taylor English has extensive experience in all types of transactions involving commercial, industrial, residential and multi-family real estate.
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Taylor English provides tax planning, credit and controversy legal services to our clients. Using our value focused approach, our tax attorneys work directly with clients and our other attorneys to ensure appropriate attention is given to the opportunities and consequences of all manners of federal, state and local taxes.
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September 14, 2010 | Posted in Press
Environmental Lawyer and Business Litigator Craig Pendergrast Joins Taylor English
Atlanta – Sept. 14, 2010 – Craig Pendergrast, one of Atlanta’s leading water law experts and business litigators, has joined law firm Taylor English Duma LLP.
His arrival to Taylor English comes as the firm is experiencing increased demand for environmental litigation services and is expanding its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group.
“Craig has vast knowledge of a broad range of environmental legal issues and has an excellent track record academically and professionally,” said Foy Devine, chair of Taylor English’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. “His broad business litigation background, particularly his environmental and real estate litigation experience, makes him a welcome addition to our rapidly-growing team.”
Devine said increasing regulatory enforcement, emerging greenhouse gas regulations and litigation, as well as the recent BP oil spill, have increased the demand for environmental legal services. In addition, he said, the surge in loan defaults has caused more demand for real estate litigators.
Pendergrast, who has 26 years of legal experience, comes to Taylor English having practiced at national business law firms Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP.
Pendergrast helps clients address complex environmental matters—in transactional, advisory, regulatory, enforcement and litigation settings. His practice also includes a strong concentration on real estate disputes—including secured lending, mortgage fraud and foreclosure litigation.
An established water law expert, he has served as an attorney on the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District’s committee that created the integrated water management plans and model ordinances governing the metro Atlanta area. He has also consulted on issues relating to the tri-state water wars.
Some other environmental matters Pendergrast has handled include:
- Key involvement in the expansion of Georgia State University’s urban campus through brownfields redevelopment projects, including the 2,000-bed University Commons dormitory and the new Panthers football practice facility.
- The defense of a Fortune 500 company against a multi-million dollar Superfund environmental remediation cost recovery case.
- Representation of a major residential developer in connection with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s storm water regulation enforcement campaign.
- Representation of the Berkeley Lake Homeowners Association in connection with the remediation of lake sediment resulting from development activities.
Pendergrast said he came to Taylor English because of the firm’s top legal talent and entrepreneurial business model.
“Due to Taylor English’s favorable rate-structure model, I can do what I like to do most – be an experienced, hands-on lawyer working with clients to address their legal needs and problems,” he said. “I’m looking forward to using the Taylor English platform and its strong group of business lawyers and litigators to better serve our clients.”
Pendergrast, a native Atlantan, is a board member of The Trust for Public Land’s Georgia branch, best known for its involvement in the Atlanta BeltLine project and protection of lands on the Chattahoochee River. He also works with community groups dedicated to revitalizing the Bankhead-Bolton area of northwest Atlanta and served for many years on the Georgia Conservancy board.
Pendergrast is recognized as a leading lawyer for the environment in Georgia in the 2009 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers. He holds a JD from the University of Georgia’s School of Law and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
September 10, 2010 | Posted in News
Breaking with Tradition: New, Leaner Business Model Suits Atlanta Law Firm
Taylor English Duma LLP was featured in an article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle for its innovative approach to the practice of law. The article focuses on the Firm’s rapid growth and unique operating model. To view the full article click on the following: Atlanta Business Chronicle – by Dave Williams, Staff Writer</a
September 2, 2010 | Posted in News
Aaron Kowan Speaks on Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Taylor English Attorney Aaron Kowan, spoke at the Reznick Group’s Real Estate and Renewable Energy Markets Forum at Lowe’s Hotel in Atlanta on August 24th.
Tax credits are a key element in many structured finance transactions involving real estate or renewable energy and Mr. Kowan’s practice focuses on ways to derive cash to fund project development from tax credits.
The Reznick Group is a national accounting firm that has been sponsoring symposiums on tax credit financings for several years. The meetings are generally attended by investors, project developers, bankers, accountants and lawyers looking for ways to structure financings for new projects.
Mr. Kowan is part of the renewable energy finance practice at Taylor English Duma which structures tax credit-driven financings for project developers, sponsors and investors.
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