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Taylor Tapley Daly

Taylor Tapley Daly

Partner

Atlantic Station
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
T 404.322.6156
taylor.daly@nelsonmullins.com
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Taylor practices in the areas of commercial litigation, product liability, and dispute resolution. She represents business clients in cases involving breach of contract, business disputes, property damage, shipping, indemnification, and bad faith. In her product work, she represents manufacturers and dealers of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, construction and material handling equipment, and children’s products. She is...

Taylor practices in the areas of commercial litigation, product liability, and dispute resolution. She represents business clients in cases involving breach of contract, business disputes, property damage, shipping, indemnification, and bad faith. In her product work, she represents manufacturers and dealers of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, construction and material handling equipment, and children’s products. She is experienced in complex medical and technical issues, with multi-district and multi-claim litigation, recalls, and consumer warnings campaigns. She has managed national and regional litigation for clients from discovery through trial, including development of company and expert witnesses, systems for investigation of claims, litigation processing, national defense and settlement strategies.

A registered Mediator/Arbitrator with the Georgia Supreme Court since 1994, Taylor is a member of the commercial arbitration roster for the American Arbitration Association and serves regularly as a neutral in commercial cases involving breach of contracts for services, sales, employment, franchise, real property, professional partnerships, and environmental incidents. She served from 2019 to 2022 as Nelson Mullins’ pro bono partner. Since 2008, she has served on the Board, as Chair, and on the Advisory Board of Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and served as Nelson Mullins’ team leader for numerous projects with Georgia Appleseed relating to juvenile justice and behavioral health for children in public schools. She served on the Atlanta Legal Aid Society's Advisory Committee, as Administrator of the Atlanta Bar Dispute Resolution Lawyers Pro Bono Mediation Program for Atlanta Legal Aid, and as a Board member and Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Lawyers Section.

Taylor Tapley Daly

experienced in complex medical and technical issues, with multi-district and multi-claim litigation, recalls, and consumer warnings campaigns. She has managed national and regional litigation for clients from discovery through trial, including development of company and expert witnesses, systems for investigation of claims, litigation processing, national defense and settlement strategies.

A registered Mediator/Arbitrator with the Georgia Supreme Court since 1994, Taylor is a member of the commercial arbitration roster for the American Arbitration Association and serves regularly as a neutral in commercial cases involving breach of contracts for services, sales, employment, franchise, real property, professional partnerships, and environmental incidents. She served from 2019 to 2022 as Nelson Mullins’ pro bono partner. Since 2008, she has served on the Board, as Chair, and on the Advisory Board of Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and served as Nelson Mullins’ team leader for numerous projects with Georgia Appleseed relating to juvenile justice and behavioral health for children in public schools. She served on the Atlanta Legal Aid Society's Advisory Committee, as Administrator of the Atlanta Bar Dispute Resolution Lawyers Pro Bono Mediation Program for Atlanta Legal Aid, and as a Board member and Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Lawyers Section.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
  • Has represented business clients in cases involving breach of contract for sales and services, business disputes, property damage due to fire, flood or wind, shipping and freight claims, contractual indemnifications, insurance subrogation and bad faith claims
  • Has represented manufacturers of and dealers of products including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, recreational vehicles, food products, construction equipment, material handling equipment, scaffolding and personnel lifts, formaldehyde, children's products, medical devices, and household products
  • Has experience with complex medical and technical issues, with class action, multidistrict and multi-claim litigation involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, formaldehyde, food products, and manufactured housing
  • Has experience with product recalls and consumer warnings campaigns
  • Has managed aspects of national and regional litigation for a variety of clients, which management responsibility included development of systems for investigation of claims, litigation processing, national defense strategies, local counsel networks, and national settlement strategies
  • Handled numerous cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct including claims for negligent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases
  • A registered Mediator/Arbitrator with the Georgia Supreme Court since the inception of that program in 1994
  • Member of the commercial arbitration and mediation rosters for the American Arbitration Association
  • A trained collaborative law professional
  • Serves regularly as a neutral in matters with substantial monetary damages at issue; in commercial cases involving breach of contracts for services, sales, employment, franchise, professional partnerships, freight claims and shipping, insurance coverage issues and bad faith; and in tort matters involving personal injury, slander/libel, and sexual misconduct
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
  • Has represented business clients in cases involving breach of contract for sales and services, business disputes, property damage due to fire, flood or wind, shipping and freight claims, contractual indemnifications, insurance subrogation and bad faith claims
  • Has represented manufacturers of and dealers of products including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, recreational vehicles, food products, construction equipment, material handling equipment, scaffolding and personnel lifts, formaldehyde, children's products, medical devices, and household products
  • Has experience with complex medical and technical issues, with class action, multidistrict and multi-claim litigation involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, formaldehyde, food products, and manufactured housing
  • Has experience with product recalls and consumer warnings campaigns
  • Has managed aspects of national and regional litigation for a variety of clients, which management responsibility included development of systems for investigation of claims, litigation processing, national defense strategies, local counsel networks, and national settlement strategies
  • Handled numerous cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct including claims for negligent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases
  • A registered Mediator/Arbitrator with the Georgia Supreme Court since the inception of that program in 1994
  • Member of the commercial arbitration and mediation rosters for the American Arbitration Association
  • A trained collaborative law professional
  • Serves regularly as a neutral in matters with substantial monetary damages at issue; in commercial cases involving breach of contracts for services, sales, employment, franchise, professional partnerships, freight claims and shipping, insurance coverage issues and bad faith; and in tort matters involving personal injury, slander/libel, and sexual misconduct

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Professional Activities

  • Registered Neutral with Georgia Supreme Court Office of Dispute Resolution since 1994
  • Arbitrator/Mediator, American Arbitration Association, Complex Cases Commercial Panel
  • Collaborative Law Practitioner, Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
  • Dispute Resolution and Litigation Sections, American Bar Association
  • Chair (2013), Board Member (2010–2012) Dispute Resolution Section, Georgia Bar Association
  • Board Member at Large, Atlanta Bar Association (2006–2007)
  • Chair (2005–2006), Board Member (1999–present), Atlanta Dispute Resolution Lawyers Section
  • Georgia Arbitrators Forum
  • DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar
  • Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
  • National Association of Women Lawyers
  • Georgia Association of Women Lawyers

Community

  • Board of Directors, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
    • Serves as Nelson Mullins’ team leader for Georgia Appleseed's Effective Discipline in Public Schools and JUSTGeorgia (revisions to Georgia's Juvenile Code) projects
  • Board of Directors, Atlanta Legal Aid Society
  • Administrator, Atlanta Bar Dispute Resolution Lawyers Pro Bono Mediation Program for Atlanta Legal Aid
  • Active in the Firm's Wills for Heroes program (which provides wills and health directives on a pro bono basis to firefighters, police officers and EMTs across the State of Georgia)
  • Has served as a facilitator for the Consortium on Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, College of Law, Georgia State University’s Program for Conflict Resolution in Public Schools
  • Has served as pro bono legal counsel to the Maternal and Child Health Institute

Taylor practices in the areas of commercial litigation, product liability, and dispute resolution. She represents business clients in cases involving breach of contract, business disputes, property damage, shipping, indemnification, and bad faith. In her product work, she represents manufacturers and dealers of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, construction and material handling equipment, and children’s products. She is... experienced in complex medical and technical issues, with multi-district and multi-claim litigation, recalls, and consumer warnings campaigns. She has managed national and regional litigation for clients from discovery through trial, including development of company and expert witnesses, systems for investigation of claims, litigation processing, national defense and settlement strategies.

A registered Mediator/Arbitrator with the Georgia Supreme Court since 1994, Taylor is a member of the commercial arbitration roster for the American Arbitration Association and serves regularly as a neutral in commercial cases involving breach of contracts for services, sales, employment, franchise, real property, professional partnerships, and environmental incidents. She served from 2019 to 2022 as Nelson Mullins’ pro bono partner. Since 2008, she has served on the Board, as Chair, and on the Advisory Board of Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and served as Nelson Mullins’ team leader for numerous projects with Georgia Appleseed relating to juvenile justice and behavioral health for children in public schools. She served on the Atlanta Legal Aid Society's Advisory Committee, as Administrator of the Atlanta Bar Dispute Resolution Lawyers Pro Bono Mediation Program for Atlanta Legal Aid, and as a Board member and Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Lawyers Section.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

  • Has represented business clients in cases involving breach of contract for sales and services, business disputes, property damage due to fire, flood or wind, shipping and freight claims, contractual indemnifications, insurance subrogation and bad faith claims
  • Has represented manufacturers of and dealers of products including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, recreational vehicles, food products, construction equipment, material handling equipment, scaffolding and personnel lifts, formaldehyde, children's products, medical devices, and household products
  • Has experience with complex medical and technical issues, with class action, multidistrict and multi-claim litigation involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, formaldehyde, food products, and manufactured housing
  • Has experience with product recalls and consumer warnings campaigns
  • Has managed aspects of national and regional litigation for a variety of clients, which management responsibility included development of systems for investigation of claims, litigation processing, national defense strategies, local counsel networks, and national settlement strategies
  • Handled numerous cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct including claims for negligent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases
  • A registered Mediator/Arbitrator with the Georgia Supreme Court since the inception of that program in 1994
  • Member of the commercial arbitration and mediation rosters for the American Arbitration Association
  • A trained collaborative law professional
  • Serves regularly as a neutral in matters with substantial monetary damages at issue; in commercial cases involving breach of contracts for services, sales, employment, franchise, professional partnerships, freight claims and shipping, insurance coverage issues and bad faith; and in tort matters involving personal injury, slander/libel, and sexual misconduct

Education

  • Duke University School of Law
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Admissions

  • Georgia
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Practice Areas

Industries

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Registered Neutral with Georgia Supreme Court Office of Dispute Resolution since 1994
  • Arbitrator/Mediator, American Arbitration Association, Complex Cases Commercial Panel
  • Collaborative Law Practitioner, Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
  • Dispute Resolution and Litigation Sections, American Bar Association
  • Chair (2013), Board Member (2010–2012) Dispute Resolution Section, Georgia Bar Association
  • Board Member at Large, Atlanta Bar Association (2006–2007)
  • Chair (2005–2006), Board Member (1999–present), Atlanta Dispute Resolution Lawyers Section
  • Georgia Arbitrators Forum
  • DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar
  • Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
  • National Association of Women Lawyers
  • Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
  • Board of Directors, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
    • Serves as Nelson Mullins’ team leader for Georgia Appleseed's Effective Discipline in Public Schools and JUSTGeorgia (revisions to Georgia's Juvenile Code) projects
  • Board of Directors, Atlanta Legal Aid Society
  • Administrator, Atlanta Bar Dispute Resolution Lawyers Pro Bono Mediation Program for Atlanta Legal Aid
  • Active in the Firm's Wills for Heroes program (which provides wills and health directives on a pro bono basis to firefighters, police officers and EMTs across the State of Georgia)
  • Has served as a facilitator for the Consortium on Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, College of Law, Georgia State University’s Program for Conflict Resolution in Public Schools
  • Has served as pro bono legal counsel to the Maternal and Child Health Institute