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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 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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The Resort, Hotel & Hospitality Group of Taylor English is nationally known for its representation of clients involved in the resort, hotel, restaurant, regulated real estate, travel and hospitality industry. The group consists of experienced attorneys from several distinct practice areas who provide creative, cost-effective advocacy to clients.

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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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Mark I. Sanders is a member of the Corporate & Business; Resort, Hotel & Hospitality; and Real Estate, Lending & Finance groups in the Atlanta office of Taylor English. His primary focus is on business law.  Mr. Sanders has an extensive background in the areas of real estate and finance, such as securitization and warehousing of vacation ownership receivables, accounts receivable sale and hypothecation/loan transactions, real estate and related asset secured loans and other complex credit facility transactions.  In addition, Mr. Sanders concentrates in hospitality law, including the representation of restaurateurs and related alcohol beverage and other licensing, as well as representation of resort and land developers, to include developers of fractional real estate.  His practice also encompasses general corporate and commercial law, inclusive of business entity formation, contracts, stock/asset sales and purchases, secured transactions, trade practice law, marketing law and litigation counseling related to these practice areas.  He has had experience in a variety of business and finance transactions for both private and public companies, as well as in civil litigation matters including commercial, employment and trade practice disputes.

Mr. Sanders is a member of the State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Property and Business Law Sections), District of Columbia Bar, New York State Bar Association and American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section).  He is admitted to practice in all Georgia State and Superior Courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia (Federal Court), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Federal Court) and the United States Supreme Court.  He is also an accredited member of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys, a member of the American Resort Development Association and a sustaining member of the National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Attorneys.

Prior to joining Taylor English, Mr. Sanders was a shareholder in a mid-sized Atlanta based law firm where he practiced for the better part of 17 years and was the co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate & Finance group.  He has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest attorney rating of AV® Preeminent™ (5.0 out 5).

Mr. Sanders earned his B.A. in History from the University of Michigan in 1991 and his J.D. cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law in 1994, where he was a member of The University of Miami Law Review.

Presentations & Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, Panel Discussion “Liquor Licenses: Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog,” Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 25, 2009
  • Speaker, Panel Discussion “Fractionalizing Individual Homes,” Ragatz Fractional Interest Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 10, 2009
  • Author, Speaker, “Financing the Acquisition and Construction,” Real Estate Development From Beginning to End, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Savannah, GA, June 27, 2008
  • Speaker, Panel Discussion “Opportunities & Lessons Learned in a Mixed Use World,” American Resort Development Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV, April 9, 2008
  • Speaker, Panel Discussion “Fractionalizing One Off Homes,” Ragatz Fractional Interest Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 19, 2008.
  • Author, Speaker, “Development Constraints and Financing the Acquisition and Construction,” Real Estate Development From Beginning to End, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Savannah, GA, June 27, 2007
  • Author, Speaker, “Acquiring Financing,” Fundamentals of Real Estate Development, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Atlanta, GA, June 21, 2005

Publications & Articles

  • Author, “Fractional Hotels: The Emerging Hybrid,” Developments Magazine, October, 2006

Representative Transactions

  • Representation of national and regional resort developers as lead and/or local counsel in connection with the financing of vacation ownership receivables through numerous term securitization, warehouse lines of credit, receivables hypothecation and whole loan sale transactions with combined transaction sizes/commitments in excess of $1 billion, including the following: (1) Representation of national resort developer in connection with a term securitization transaction which involved a unique private offering of notes to investors including both qualified institutional buyers and individual accredited investors; and (2) Representation of national resort developer in connection with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of an innovative whole loan sale program involving the sale of vacation ownership receivables to a federal credit union.
  • Representation of national resort developer in connection with a $30MM loan consolidation of multiple real estate and resort secured loans.
  • Representation of a shopping center developer as Georgia counsel in a multi-state, multi-million dollar defeasance and commercial loan transaction.
  • Representation of a hotel company as Georgia counsel in connection with a multi-state, multi-million dollar loan refinancing of several hotel properties.
  • Representation of debt buyer in connection with a $22MM senior and subordinated term loan receivables financing, and a $26MM senior and subordinated take out term and revolving line of credit receivables financing.
  • Representation of lender in connection with structuring, negotiation and documentation of several commercial real estate secured loan transactions, primarily in the southeastern United States.
  • Representation of resort lender in connection with structuring, negotiation and documentation of a vacation ownership receivables loan sale/hypothecation program.
  • Representation of multiple restaurateurs, including a large, privately owned restaurant group in connection with all legal matters, such as entity structuring and formation, contracts, trademark registration and licensing, alcohol beverage and related licensing, acquisitions and other general corporate matters.
  • Representation of and counsel to multiple developers of fractional real estate products, including in respect to projects in various jurisdictions within the United States.
  • Representation of numerous small businesses in connection with a variety of general corporate, contract and transactional matters across different industries, including, health care, publishing, promotional/marketing, restaurant, travel, retail and others.

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.