Atty. Douglas A. Nail
Doug Nail is in his 35th year of representing lenders in asset-based, cash flow and other secured finance transactions at Parker Hudson and is the architect and head of Parker Hudson’s national Healthcare Finance practice. He has spent the last 26-plus years advising lenders on sophisticated financing transactions in nearly every sector of the healthcare space and involving the legal issues specific to this highly regulated and complex business sector.
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Douglas A. Nail is a business attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP. They have 38+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1988. Admitted to practice in Georgia (1988). Educated at University of Georgia (J.D., 1988) and University of Georgia (B.B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Finance Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Doug Nail is in his 35th year of representing lenders in asset-based, cash flow and other secured finance transactions at Parker Hudson and is the architect and head of Parker Hudson’s national Healthcare Finance practice
- He has spent the last 26-plus years advising lenders on sophisticated financing transactions in nearly every sector of the healthcare space and involving the legal issues specific to this highly regulated and complex business sector
- During that time, Doug has led or advised on every one of the nearly 200 Healthcare Finance engagements for which Parker Hudson has served as lender’s counsel
- His deep understanding of the healthcare industry and extensive experience with the business and regulatory environment affecting healthcare borrowers allows him to provide his clients with penetrating insights and industry-specific knowledge and experience that maximize the chances of deal success in this highly regulated space
- Having represented numerous lenders in secured healthcare financing transactions, Doug is able to provide a unique level of service to lenders in this area
- The needs of healthcare industry borrowers are complex, and Doug has helped lenders close deals with providers in nearly every space in the healthcare field, including skilled nursing, acute care hospital/health system, home health, inpatient rehab, diagnostic imaging, and long-term acute care, and with pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of medical devices
- Doug also has extensive experience representing lenders in non-healthcare asset-based loan transactions and experience representing lenders in commercial loan portfolio sales and purchases and debtor-in-possession and exit financing deals
- His extensive experience includes structuring, negotiating, closing and restructuring asset-based and other secured loan transactions
- Doug is committed to seeing his clients achieve their objectives
- His client-focused approach and responsive style ensures that the lenders he works with have the highest degree of confidence that their deals are in good hands
- Doug has previously served on the Firm’s Executive Committee and as Co-Chair of the Firm’s Recruiting Committee
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Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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