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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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John Gross is a member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group, focusing on financial and business organization litigation. He has served as lead counsel before federal and state trial and appellate courts, in administrative proceedings, and before ADR panels. His clients have included Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, national and small-town community banks, corporate directors and officers, wealthy individuals and small business owners.

Mr. Gross also has provided compliance advice and counseling in securities, antitrust and fiduciary duty matters. He has represented defendants and plaintiffs in financial fraud claims, business dissolutions, shareholders’ class action litigation, corporate governance disputes, CMBS (commercial mortgage backed securities) matters, antitrust class actions and other antitrust litigation, fraud-on-the-market claims, dissenting shareholder valuation proceedings, and internal corporate investigations.

Some of his representations have included the successful defense of an acquirer in an $8 billion corporate acquisition against 18 shareholder suits seeking to enjoin the transaction; a Fortune 500 company against class-action price fixing claims; a consortium of major banks against breach-of-contract claims involving the unconsummated sale of a $60 million portfolio of loans; banks in USDA guaranteed loan proceedings; and agricultural manufacturers in proceedings before Administrative Law Courts, including a trial regarding commodity allocation for a multi-billion dollar private company.

Mr. Gross often speaks at continuing legal education programs. For 10 years he served as the co-chair of an annual seminar on Corporate Litigation. He was previously a member of the Board of Editors of the Georgia Bar Journal, the official publication of the State Bar of Georgia.

After beginning his career with the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, in 1990 Mr. Gross joined Atlanta’s Powell Goldstein LLP, where he was a partner from 1996 through 2006. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, three daughters, three dogs, two parakeets and one turtle.

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.