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Taylor Lankford specializes in complex and bespoke commercial litigation and representing policyholders in insurance recovery efforts.

A member of our Business Litigation Practice Group, Taylor represents both plaintiffs and defendants, working diligently to help clients resolve their most difficult legal issues.  Taylor's commercial litigation practice spans a range of substantive areas, including contract disputes, business torts, constitutional issues, and regulatory matters involving the government.  In his insurance practice, he represents policyholders in litigation and arbitration of disputes involving first- and third-party insurance claims.



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Taylor T.
Lankford

Counsel
Trial and Global Disputes

Washington, D.C.: +1 202 626 5514
tlankford@kslaw.com

Related Capabilities
Life Sciences and Healthcare Commercial Litigation Insurance Coverage and Recovery Financial Services Financial Services Litigation

Taylor Lankford specializes in complex and bespoke commercial litigation and representing policyholders in insurance recovery efforts.

A member of our Business Litigation Practice Group, Taylor represents both plaintiffs and defendants, working diligently to help clients resolve their most difficult legal issues.  Taylor's commercial litigation practice spans a range of substantive areas, including contract disputes, business torts, constitutional issues, and regulatory matters involving the government.  In his insurance practice, he represents policyholders in litigation and arbitration of disputes involving first- and third-party insurance claims.



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Credentials

J.D., University of Virginia

B.A., English, University of Virginia, distinction

District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Virginia

Intern, Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

News

In the News · Source: Law360

May 15, 2025
Jack Fontham, Taylor Lankford, Avery Green-Conrad and Cory Hohnbaum represent E.J. Victor before a North Carolina federal court

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Matters

Defending the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) in litigation concerning the Third Amendment to Freddie Mac’s Stock Purchase Agreement with the Department of Treasury.

Successfully represented engineering, procurement, and construction company in mediation to recover insurance for loss related to property damage at a construction project.

Alvarez v. The Johns Hopkins University, et al. (D. Md. 2019) represented Bristol Myers Squibb in litigation seeking to hold it and other defendants liable for medical research experiments conducted in Guatemala between 1946 and 1948. Successfully obtained voluntary dismissal with prejudice for BMS.

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Matters

Defending the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) in litigation concerning the Third Amendment to Freddie Mac’s Stock Purchase Agreement with the Department of Treasury.

Successfully represented engineering, procurement, and construction company in mediation to recover insurance for loss related to property damage at a construction project.

Alvarez v. The Johns Hopkins University, et al. (D. Md. 2019) represented Bristol Myers Squibb in litigation seeking to hold it and other defendants liable for medical research experiments conducted in Guatemala between 1946 and 1948. Successfully obtained voluntary dismissal with prejudice for BMS.

Defended Moldovan investors and companies in a civil RICO action, successfully obtaining dismissal. https://www.law360.com/articles/1144919/kazakhstan-loses-ill-advised-suit-over-506m-award; https://www.law360.com/articles/1266820/full-dc-circ-won-t-revisit-axing-rico-suit-over-506m-award

Successfully defended Freddie Mac in a lawsuit brought by a shareholder seeking to inspect Freddie Mac’s records. Pagliara v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp., No. 16-cv-337, 2016 WL 4441978 (E.D. Va. Aug. 23, 2016), http://www.law360.com/articles/831891/shareholder-can-t-inspect-freddie-mac-records-judge-says.

Successfully defended Freddie Mac in a contract dispute in Meridian Investments, Inc. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, No. 1:15-CV-1463-JCC, 2016 WL 795454 (E.D. Va. Mar. 1, 2016), aff’d, 855 F.3d 573 (4th Cir. 2017).

Defended Google in Baldino’s Lock & Key Serv., Inc. v. Google Inc., 88 F. Supp. 3d 543, 545 (E.D. Va.), aff’d, 624 F. App’x 81 (4th Cir. 2015), successfully obtaining dismissal of Lanham Act and Civil RICO claims.

Represented the Hospice Foundation in Hospice Foundation of America v. The New Hope Foundation, Inc., 14-cv-00064 (E.D. Va. 2014), securing settlement to protect the Hospice Foundation’s trademarks.

Represented Beazer Homes and Crossmann in Crossmann Communities of North Carolina, Inc. v. Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co., No. 09-cv-1379, 2013 WL 5437712 (D.S.C. Sept. 27, 2013), securing defense and indemnity and winning attorneys’ fees for the insurance litigation.

News

In the News · Source: Law360

May 15, 2025
Jack Fontham, Taylor Lankford, Avery Green-Conrad and Cory Hohnbaum represent E.J. Victor before a North Carolina federal court

View all

Matters

Defending the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) in litigation concerning the Third Amendment to Freddie Mac’s Stock Purchase Agreement with the Department of Treasury.

Successfully represented engineering, procurement, and construction company in mediation to recover insurance for loss related to property damage at a construction project.

Alvarez v. The Johns Hopkins University, et al. (D. Md. 2019) represented Bristol Myers Squibb in litigation seeking to hold it and other defendants liable for medical research experiments conducted in Guatemala between 1946 and 1948. Successfully obtained voluntary dismissal with prejudice for BMS.

See more

Close

Matters

Defending the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) in litigation concerning the Third Amendment to Freddie Mac’s Stock Purchase Agreement with the Department of Treasury.

Successfully represented engineering, procurement, and construction company in mediation to recover insurance for loss related to property damage at a construction project.

Alvarez v. The Johns Hopkins University, et al. (D. Md. 2019) represented Bristol Myers Squibb in litigation seeking to hold it and other defendants liable for medical research experiments conducted in Guatemala between 1946 and 1948. Successfully obtained voluntary dismissal with prejudice for BMS.

Defended Moldovan investors and companies in a civil RICO action, successfully obtaining dismissal. https://www.law360.com/articles/1144919/kazakhstan-loses-ill-advised-suit-over-506m-award; https://www.law360.com/articles/1266820/full-dc-circ-won-t-revisit-axing-rico-suit-over-506m-award

Successfully defended Freddie Mac in a lawsuit brought by a shareholder seeking to inspect Freddie Mac’s records. Pagliara v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp., No. 16-cv-337, 2016 WL 4441978 (E.D. Va. Aug. 23, 2016), http://www.law360.com/articles/831891/shareholder-can-t-inspect-freddie-mac-records-judge-says.

Successfully defended Freddie Mac in a contract dispute in Meridian Investments, Inc. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, No. 1:15-CV-1463-JCC, 2016 WL 795454 (E.D. Va. Mar. 1, 2016), aff’d, 855 F.3d 573 (4th Cir. 2017).

Defended Google in Baldino’s Lock & Key Serv., Inc. v. Google Inc., 88 F. Supp. 3d 543, 545 (E.D. Va.), aff’d, 624 F. App’x 81 (4th Cir. 2015), successfully obtaining dismissal of Lanham Act and Civil RICO claims.

Represented the Hospice Foundation in Hospice Foundation of America v. The New Hope Foundation, Inc., 14-cv-00064 (E.D. Va. 2014), securing settlement to protect the Hospice Foundation’s trademarks.

Represented Beazer Homes and Crossmann in Crossmann Communities of North Carolina, Inc. v. Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co., No. 09-cv-1379, 2013 WL 5437712 (D.S.C. Sept. 27, 2013), securing defense and indemnity and winning attorneys’ fees for the insurance litigation.

News

In the News · Source: Law360

May 15, 2025
Jack Fontham, Taylor Lankford, Avery Green-Conrad and Cory Hohnbaum represent E.J. Victor before a North Carolina federal court

View all

Credentials

J.D., University of Virginia

B.A., English, University of Virginia, distinction

District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Virginia

Intern, Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina