Birmingham, AL., October 11, 2018 - Birmingham partner George Taylor was recently appointed to serve as vice-chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Mergers and Acquisitions Committee. George currently serves as programs chair of the committee which has more than 3,000 members nationally. George will serve a three-year term as vice chair and help oversee the committee's three annual meetings.

At Burr, George is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Tax Practice Group focusing on the financing and acquisition of business entities, with an emphasis in the healthcare, manufacturing and automotive sectors. His practice has included mergers and acquisitions of businesses throughout the southeast and in areas ranging from New York to California. A major portion of his practice is focused on representing clients in capital finance transactions, including both transactional work and work in the field of bond defaults and other troubled assets, and he regularly represents lenders in transactional work, particularly asset-based lending and commercial and industrial lending.

For more than a century, Burr & Forman LLP's experienced legal team has served clients with local, national, and international interests in numerous industry and practice areas, ranging from commercial litigation and class actions to corporate transactions, including bankruptcy and restructurings. A Southeast regional firm with 300 attorneys and 12 offices in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee, Burr & Forman attorneys draw from a diverse range of resources to help clients achieve their goals and address their complex legal needs. For more information, visit the firm's website at www.burr.com.