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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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We have a seasoned group of corporate, finance and tax lawyers, most of whom have been partners in large national or regional law firms, and several have served as general counsel of significant public or private companies.

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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 Hospitality & Franchise practice group of Taylor English provides experienced legal representation in all facets of the hotel and restaurant industry.

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The members of Taylor English’s Intellectual Property group advise businesses, inventors and entrepreneurs regarding the development, protection and exploitation of intellectual property assets.

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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 Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group at Taylor English is comprised of experienced attorneys who provide creative, efficient and cost-effective advocacy for our clients.

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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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Taylor English represents clients with the development and use of technology and e-commerce in their business. Many issues and opportunities arise for businesses involving technology, whether with the development and distribution of technology solutions, the licensing and use of technology products, or the procurement or outsourcing of IT services.

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Taylor English is a full-service law firm composed of the region's most experienced, results-driven lawyers. Our model is purpose built around our clients and designed to seek new opportunities for them.

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David Baker has extensive experience in corporate acquisitions and finance, business law, the representation of health care providers and environmental law.

Having spent forty-three years in the Atlanta office of Powell Goldstein, LLP, Mr. Baker reached mandatory retirement age at the end of 2007, and joined Taylor English. Mr. Baker has represented a wide variety of clients, including carpet manufacturers, a major bedding manufacturer, a major national bank, major federal insurance corporation and asset resolutions corporations, foreign corporations with operations in the U.S., a significant household appliance manufacturer distributing its products through direct nationwide sales, soft drink companies, a large chain of fast food restaurants, a real estate development company with respect to medical office buildings, a number of Fortune 100 companies in the environmental field, a large hospital and a large food purchasing cooperative resulting from two mergers of three of the largest in the field. Mr. Baker represents venture capital companies and funds and is involved with technology companies.

Mr. Baker’s broad area of practice with Taylor English includes counseling of clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, joint ventures, asset-based financing, distributorship arrangements, environmental matters, healthcare law, and the formation and operation of cooperatives.

Mr. Baker served as Chair of the Section of General Practice of the American Bar Association from 1986 to 1987 and served as Chairman of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Environmental Law from 1993 to 1996. He formerly served as Chair of the Environmental Law Committee of the Section of General Practice. Mr. Baker is served as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Professional Discipline. Mr. Baker formerly served as a trustee of money market and mutual funds based In Cleveland, Ohio.

Volunteer to numerous organizations throughout his career, Mr. Baker is currently a Trustee of The Rich Foundation and was Chairman of the Board of The Howard School, 2007- 2008. Mr. Baker was a member of the Board of Visitors of The Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University.

We deliver superior service through...

1. Purpose-Built Efficiency

Everything we do is focused on greater efficiency, flexibility and entrepreneurship. The result is that our clients view us as part of their business building investment, not a corporate expense.

2. Purpose-Built Partnerships

We are partners, not vendors. The result is that we are accountable, respectful and care as much about our clients' business as we do our own.

3. Purpose-Built Results

We are problem solvers. We are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to provide value and results and seek flexibility in how we structure engagements.