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.
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.
Taylor English’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Group handles the complete range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters.

Practice Area Attorneys
and Professionals

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Representative Real Estate Transactions

Represented one of the world’s largest investment and insurance companies in dozens of real estate-secured loan transactions, with loan amounts totaling in excess of $500 million

Lead counsel to several local and regional banks in the workout and modification of numerous troubled loans

Lead counsel to national bank in numerous bankruptcy proceedings concerning commercial borrowers

Represented a national golf course management company in the foreclosure of a metro Atlanta golf course

Lead counsel with respect to acquisition and sale of parcels by large regional industrial developer in multiple locations throughout Georgia

Represented a national university in the acquisition, development, financing and leasing of a bioscience and technology research park

Lead counsel with respect to development of 350 unit multi-family portion of mixed-use development in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia on behalf of regional developer

Lead counsel with respect to purchase, development and sale of commercial real estate for national general merchandise retailer in Atlanta, Georgia

Lead counsel for a Fortune 300 manufacturing company and its subsidiaries in all of their real estate matters across the country

Represented a Fortune 100 retailer in the nationwide development and leasing of numerous stores and disposition of distribution centers.

Lead counsel with respect to development of 300 unit multi-family development in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina on behalf of regional developer

Lead counsel for an international hotel company in the development of a $65 million hotel in Southern California

Represented a national carpet manufacturer on numerous real estate matters, including the subleasing of over 100 retail stores across the country and the acquisition of numerous manufacturing facilities

Represented a major league baseball club on real estate matters, including stadium lease negotiations

Represented a national long-term healthcare company on numerous real estate matters, including the disposition of numerous parcels of land located in various states

Represented one of the largest apartment owners in the country in the disposition of numerous affordable housing complexes

Lead counsel with respect to purchase, development, leasing and sale of commercial real estate for national general merchandise retailer in Canton, Georgia

Lead counsel with respect to sale of food processing manufacturing plant in Atlanta, Georgia

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.