Beth is a Shareholder and member of the following Corporate Practice Groups: Corporate Securities & Tax, Real Estate; Energy & Natural Resources; General Counsel Services; Intellectual Property Protection; and General Corporate.
Her Real Estate and Intellectual Property practices are concentrated in several highly regulated industries, including energy and natural resources, health care and financial and insurance. Beth leverages her deep industry knowledge and extensive corporate law experience to provide clients with complex transactional and contracting services tailored to meet their business needs.
Real Estate; Energy & Natural Resources
Beth’s practice is uniquely suited to serve the Real Estate needs of our clients, particularly those in the energy & natural resources and healthcare industries. She regularly represents buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and developers in real estate matters, including, acquisition, development, construction, land use planning, zoning, annexation and leasing matters. Beth represents oil & gas, mineral, mining and timber clients, and she regularly advises them on all of their real estate matters, including compliance with zoning, land use and mining and mineral extraction regulations. She recently has represented several large landowners in negotiations with solar project developers who are taking advantage of the extension of federal tax credits and increasing demand for alternative energy projects. Beth advises real estate development clients and contractors on construction matters, including the licensing requirements of the Alabama Board of General Contractors.
Intellectual Property & Technology; Complex Contracting
Beth’s Intellectual Property practice includes licensing work for clients that own and want to monetize their intellectual property as well as clients that are acquiring intellectual property rights for use in their businesses. Her clients include software and technology vendors, data center operators, manufacturers and several large health care, financial and insurance clients. She uses her regulatory knowledge to assist clients in structuring agreements to license, sell, acquire and protect intellectual property rights while complying with regulations protecting sensitive health and financial information. Beth also counsels clients with e-commerce businesses, including establishing on-line stores and implementing website privacy policies, terms of use and terms of sale. Her practice extends to the analysis and negotiation of intellectual property rights transfers and licenses in mergers, acquisitions and sale transactions.
Clients routinely seek Beth’s assistance to draft and negotiate a wide gamut of business contracts. She frequently assists clients with preparing form contracts and establishing contracting and licensing programs and procedures that further their business goals while protecting valuable intellectual property. She develops and negotiates contracts on behalf of clients at all levels of the supply chain including:
- Software and technology license, maintenance and support agreements
- Manufacturing, sales and distribution agreements
- Professional services and general services agreements
- Equipment leasing agreements
- Group purchasing agreements
Beth has been recognized by several organizations and industry publications for her work including: Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business® for Real Estate; The Best Lawyers in America® for Corporate Law and for Land Use & Zoning Law; Best Lawyers® Women in the Law – Top Peer-Nominated Lawyer; Super Lawyers® for Business/Corporate Law; and Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow. She earned and continually has maintained an AV-Preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell for the last fifteen years.