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Ivy N. Cadle

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Ivy Cadle, managing shareholder for Baker Donelson's Atlanta office, is a commercial litigator who focuses on real estate litigation, eminent domain and land use disputes, zoning advocacy, and contested conservation easements. He is also a certified public accountant..

Featured Experience


Tried to successful conclusion by jury trial a condemnation case involving a metro Atlanta auto repair franchisee. The Department paid no compensation for the loss of business when the property was condemned, and judgment for $1.15 million was entered for business loss award to client.

Settled taking of 2.9 acres of property located in Sandy Springs in north Atlanta perimeter area. Settlement was for $7 million. Property was taken as part of a city center project for the construction of a combined city hall and performing arts complex to be surrounded by a park. Settlement represented a 100 percent increase over the city's appraisal.

Counsel to receiver regarding television and radio stations with assets including FCC licenses and towers, who defaulted on more than $3 million in secured and unsecured loans. During the attempted acquisition of the assets, a dispute arose as the owner continuously interfered with operations. The case settled prior to trial.

Professional Biography


As a business-focused lawyer, Ivy partners with clients to solve complex, high-exposure disputes involving multiple parties, representing companies of all sizes across various industries in complex business litigation. From the outset, his approach is guided by his extensive jury trial experience. As a licensed certified public accountant, he also understands his clients' financial metrics and the risks to their bottom lines. Ivy takes ownership of his clients' legal concerns and counsels them with the heart of a teacher. By taking ownership of their legal risks, Ivy allows his clients to get back to their core business sooner so they can do what they do best.

Ivy cut his litigation teeth as a leading "dirt lawyer," becoming a skilled problem solver who provides business solutions to clients at every stage of a dispute from risk assessment through appeal. Having managed hundreds of cases through the litigation life cycle, he capably handles early resolution and dismissal of actions, complex motions practice, and trial in state and federal courts. Ivy also brings his litigation experience to the table when he negotiates and implements real estate solutions concerning land use plans, real property appraisals, business valuations, and conservation easements.

He represents clients from a wide variety of industries. They include oil and gas interests; fast food franchisors and franchisees; hotel investors; private medical practices; hospitals; insurance companies; cellular service providers; banks; mortgage servicers; commercial shopping center and office developers; national drugstore chains; residential real estate developers; convenience store chains and a variety of individually owned enterprises; and business operations.

Additionally, Ivy is experienced in real estate and property litigation matters, including eminent domain, land use, zoning issues, and conservation easements across Georgia, with a focus on the Atlanta-metro, its outlying towns, including Marietta, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, McDonough, Douglasville, and Cumming, as well as other metropolitan areas such as Macon, Savannah, Columbus, and Augusta.

*Baker Donelson is not a CPA firm.

Education

  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2007
  • University of Georgia, Masters in Accounting, 2002
  • University of Georgia, B.S., 2000, cum laude

Admissions

  • Georgia, 2007
  • North Carolina, 2024
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2008
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2010
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 2010 
  • Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2012
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 2013
  • Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 2008*

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