A trusted adviser, Taylor counsels public companies across a wide range of industries, including retail and consumer products, healthcare and real estate investment trusts (REIT).
Taylor has represented issuers in a variety of securities transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary public offerings, at-the-market (ATM) offerings and private investments in public equity (PIPEs), and in other strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, going private transactions and tender offers. He regularly advises clients on a wide range of corporate and securities matters, including public company disclosure, Section 16 and beneficial ownership issues, insider trading, executive compensation, and environmental, social and governance.
Taylor’s private company work includes formation and business structuring, private offerings of securities, corporate governance matters, M&A and large internal corporate reorganizations involving dozens of subsidiaries.
In addition to his corporate and securities practice, Taylor regularly assists with pro bono work for nonprofit clients through all stages of development and in connection with transformative transactions. In recent years, Taylor has led multiple pro bono initiatives to success, with a particular focus on organizations that further diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Professional and Community Involvement
Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, LGBTQ+ Bar Association
Former board secretary, Tennessee Pride Chamber
Former board intern, Nashville Civic Design Center
Alumni, Young Leaders Council
Honors
Tennessee Supreme Court Attorney for Justice, 2021-2022
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder, 2021
National LGBTQ+ Bar Association 40 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40, 2020
Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2018-2022