Taylor English’s Construction Practice Group focuses on avoiding and solving problems in the most practical and efficient manner. Our Construction Practice Group originated from some of the Nation’s most well-known construction law firms to create a formidable team that is taken seriously within the industry and by adversaries alike.
The members of our practice group are seasoned professionals who are committed to providing our clients with effective representation on a cost efficient basis. Paul Durdaller is the practice group leader of the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights practice group at Taylor English Duma LLP.
Taylor English’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Group handles the complete range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters.

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Taylor English’s Environmental and Renewable Energy Practice Group’s lawyers have over seventy years of collective experience in the field of environmental and renewable energy law.
We have created the Financial Institutions team at Taylor English Duma LLP – bringing together attorneys from different specialties across the Firm – in order to seamlessly deliver to financial institutions the types of services that are most needed in this difficult economy.
The Lending, Workout & Foreclosure practice group at Taylor English represents national, regional, local and community banks and lending institutions in all manner of actions related to troubled loans. Our team brings legal and business experience gained from years working on workout and restructuring transactions at top national firms and as in-house counsels at some of the country’s largest corporations.
The Resort, Hotel & Hospitality Group of Taylor English is nationally known for its representation of clients involved in the resort, hotel, restaurant, regulated real estate, travel and hospitality industry. The group consists of experienced attorneys from several distinct practice areas who provide creative, cost-effective advocacy to clients.
Taylor English provides tax planning, credit and controversy legal services to our clients. Using our value focused approach, our tax attorneys work directly with clients and our other attorneys to ensure appropriate attention is given to the opportunities and consequences of all manners of federal, state and local taxes.
Taylor English represents clients with the development and use of technology and e-commerce in their business. Many issues and opportunities arise for businesses involving technology, whether with the development and distribution of technology solutions, the licensing and use of technology products, or the procurement or outsourcing of IT services.
Taylor English is a full-service law firm composed of the region's most experienced, results-driven lawyers. Our model is purpose built around our clients and designed to seek new opportunities for them.

Podcast On Business Method Patents after the Supreme Court’s Decision in Bilski v. Kappos

Atlanta, August 12, 2011– Attorney Jeff Kuester of Atlant law firm Taylor English Duma LLP discusses legal ramifications of Supreme Court case Bilski v. Kappos in a podcast [http://bit.ly/qANJ1l] posted on LexisNexis.com.

In 2010, the Supreme Court in Bilski v. Kappos held that the “machine-or-transformation” test is not the sole test for determining patent eligibility of a process, but “a useful and important clue, an investigative tool, for determining whether some claimed inventions are processes.”

Taylor English attorney Jeff Kuester, who represented inventors Bernie Bilski and Rand Warsaw in their individual capacities during the Supreme Court case, discusses the lasting impact of the case in an interview with the intellectual property law community at LexisNexis.com.

“The decision has had a substantial influence in courtrooms and in Congress,” Kuester says. “For example, the RCT v. Microsoft decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit outlines additional breathing-room outside the machine-or-transformation test set forth in the Bilski decision.“

Congress, Kuester points out, is at work to categorically exclude patents on tax reduction business methods and institute a new procedure at the Patent Office to challenge the validity of business method patents covering financial products and services. “Nevertheless,” he asserts, “patent eligibility for other types of business methods and software remains solid.

Kuester leads the patent practice for Taylor English’s Intellectual Property group and is a member of The State Bar of Georgia’s Board of Governors. Kuester is ranked as one of the 2011 Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia.

Listen to the podcast by clicking through this link. http://bit.ly/qANJ1l

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