Business Law and Commercial Litigation
Our firm’s work with entrepreneurs also extends to our business law and commercial litigation practice. Our firm is involved with the creation and formation of economic enterprises, such as corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and sole proprietorships. We have handled transactions that include the sale of small businesses and the transfer of equity or stock ownership in them. We have drafted shareholder and partnership organizational agreements, including shareholder… Read more…
Energy
Local Government Law
Galloway & Lyndall, LLP has represented local governments in south metropolitan Atlanta since its inception. In addition to representing Spalding County, Georgia on zoning matters, the firm has also represented Pike County, Georgia and Lamar County, Georgia. The firm has also represented the following Georgia cities: Sunnyside, Orchard Hill, Milner and Williamson. Prior to the creation of this firm, the firm’s principals also performed work for the cities of Morrow, McDonough, Senoia, Zebulon and… Read more
Natural Gas
Galloway & Lyndall, LLP represents both natural gas marketers and municipal natural gas providers in matters pending before the Georgia Public Service Commission (“PSC”). We have been at the forefront of all regulatory developments affecting the natural gas industry in Georgia since 1998. At that time, Georgia became the first state in the nation to deregulate the distribution of natural gas to businesses and consumers. We played an integral role in the development of rules, regulations… Read more
Renewable Energy
The firm’s Renewable Energy practice began in 2008, working with Georgia’s nascent solar energy industry. Since then, the firm has continued and expanded its involvement with advancement of solar energy. But now, we are also involved in electric generation from renewable biomass resources, including wood, landfill gas and animal waste. We represent Qualified Facilities (“QF”) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (“PURPA”), landowners involved with negotiation of contracts for deployment… Read more
Telecommunications
The firm’s telecommunications practice began in 1988 – four years after AT&T’s divestiture of the Bell Operating Companies (“BOCs”) resulting from Judge Greene’s Modified Final Judgment in United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 552 F. Supp. 131 (D.D.C., 1982), and within two years following the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) authorization of the first competitive telecommunications services. After successfully concluding contract litigation involving competitive… Read more
Zoning and Development Law
The firm also represents developers and private property owners on a broad array of development issues. These issues include rezoning applications, special exception/special use permit applications, variance applications, development plan approvals and permitting and code enforcement issues. Among larger projects, we were involved with annexation and rezoning for the development of Fayette Pavilion in Fayetteville, Georgia. We handled rezoning and site development issues required for development of… Read more