Biography
Taylor McDowell is a regulatory and transactional attorney in the Healthcare and Corporate & Securities, Healthcare, and Investment Funds practice groups at Jackson Walker. In his healthcare practice, Taylor represents hospital districts, private hospitals, physicians and group practices, and healthcare startup companies in the role of outside general counsel in various healthcare transactional and regulatory compliance matters involving managed care contracts, physician recruitment agreements, physician employment agreements, and non-profit and 162.001(b) entity formation. Taylor has a particular interest in the emerging telehealth industry, and he regularly counsels clients in connection with the development of telemedicine platforms. He also advises clients on cybersecurity issues pertaining to HIPAA compliance and other applicable data security laws and regulations.
In his corporate practice, Taylor represents public and private companies, state institutions, bank holding companies, and investor groups in a variety of engagements, including public and private offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Taylor has also represented startup companies in connection with entity formation, corporate governance, seed and series rounds of funding, and e-Commerce issues concerning Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies.
Taylor has written a number of academic papers on topics including healthcare, corporate transactions and antitrust, and market-based environmentalism that have been published in law journals with Harvard, Georgetown, and the University of Virginia. He has also co-hosted a number of national webinars pertaining to HIPAA compliance and regulatory advice for handling medical records. Taylor also works on a number of pro bono cases and has drafted asylum petitions for refugees, helped institute microfinance programs for international non-profit organizations, and has assisted with contract disputes and mediation for local non-profit corporations. Taylor currently serves on the Board of Directors for Abundant Life Foundation and previously served on the Board of El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission.
Education
B.S., International Affairs, with highest honors, Georgia Institute of Technology
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
- Editorial Board, Virginia Law & Business Review
- Entrepreneurial Law Clinic
- Virginia Innocence Project
- University Judiciary Committee
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
Bar Admissions
Texas
