Firm
Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips L.L.P.
Practicing law since 1979, Taylor Porter
Partner Nancy C. Dougherty is experienced in several practice areas,
including higher education law, non-profit and charitable foundation
work, governmental law, real estate transactions, museum law, and
healthcare. Ms. Dougherty is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell,
ranked by Best Lawyers in America, and is a former "Influential Women in Business" honoree by Baton Rouge Business Report for both her professional accomplishments and her contributions to the community.
Ms. Dougherty has handled a variety of higher education and public law
matters for the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College, and other public and private
clients, including health law and Medical Center issues, contract
issues, student matters, Buckley issues, leases, servitudes,
construction matters, labor and employment issues, dual office holding
questions, ethics matters, procurement, including both the drafting of
Requests for Proposals and Solicitations for Offer and the handling of
protests and appeals, as well as a myriad of other topics. At times, her
higher education practice has been concentrated in tax-exempt debt
issuances, and she has been instrumental in developing creative
financing structures for the LSU Board in connection with a variety of
capital projects throughout the LSU System, including third-party
financing arrangements through nonprofit LSU support organizations. In
more recent years, Ms. Dougherty's practice has included and focused on
representing for-profit foundations that support institutions of higher
education including the University of New Orleans Foundation, the
University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation, Inc. and
the Southern University System Foundation. Ms. Dougherty’s practice also
has involved general real estate matters and title examinations,
including mineral title examinations. Most recently, she has assisted
clients in qualifying and in filing applications for small business
loans pursuant to the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES
Act. Ms. Dougherty is active in several nonprofit organizations,
including currently serving as Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board for
the LSU Museum of Art and previously serving as Chairman and a board
member of Friends of Magnolia Mound and as a board member of Friends of
the LSU Rural Life Museum. Ms. Dougherty has served as Chairman of the
Board of First United Methodist Church, Chairman of numerous Junior
League Committees, and officer and Board member of Cancer Services of
Greater Baton Rouge.