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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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Taylor English’s Construction Practice Group focuses on avoiding and solving problems in the most practical and efficient manner possible. The attorneys in our Construction Practice Group came from some of the Nation’s most well-known construction law firms. Using our wealth of knowledge and experience, we support our clients in establishing a firm, fair and clear contractual foundation that anticipates likely problems, methods of avoiding disputes and proposes a means to resolve issues without a court or arbitration panel. Should, however, a dispute arise, our Group brings many decades of dispute resolution construction experience to the table to mediate and pursue claims to judgment if necessary.

Our Group’s clients include owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors, engineers, architects and design-build professionals who have repeatedly called upon the assistance of our lawyers in virtually every avenue of construction. Our Group also regularly defends construction clients at the request of insurance carriers. In litigation and arbitration, our lawyers have faced, a myriad of  construction and construction defect claims and brought them to successful conclusions.  Recognizing that every situation is unique, each matter is collaboratively reviewed to chart the shortest path to an acceptable outcome. We have the capacity to build appropriate teams around the solution by utilizing our corporate, international, real estate and tax lawyers – resources not available at most boutique construction firms.

Several of our Group members have spent years crafting and presenting claims against insurance companies for clients which have been denied coverage for construction defects and Builder’s Risk losses. By doing so, general contractors, design build firms and owners have obtained tremendous value from insurance policies obtained or required as part of the risk management set up, but which had not appropriately responded to claims. In connection with defending policyholders at the request of insurers, we have regularly pursued contribution, subrogation and insurance claims against other contractors and their insurers. This experience in bringing to the settlement table all potentially responsible parties and their insurers has proven invaluable in resolving, on favorable terms to our clients, complex and significant claims.

Combined, Taylor English’s Construction Practice Group exceeds a century of national and international complex construction law experience. Years of Federal and State Government contracting experience, including bid protests, extra compensation claims and termination contests rounds out our ability to assist clients outside of purely commercial realms. In addition, our lawyers’ substantial experience with disadvantaged entities has helped fledgling businesses thrive. Members of our Group are frequent speakers on construction and insurance topics at continuing legal education seminars. In short, we are driven to making all of our clients and their endeavors successful.

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.