News Releases Archive

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that Michele Stumpe has been named a 2020 Crisis Leadership Trailblazer by the National Law Journal. The list features 30 “movers and shakers in the legal industry who have made an impact in their sector through new types of strategies or innovative court cases… [and] made significant marks on the practice, policy and technological advancements in their sector.”

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Manori de Silva as a partner in the firm’s international practice. She focuses on counseling businesses and executives in a variety of employment and commercial matters.

ATLANTA, August 20, 2020 – Taylor English Duma is pleased to announce that 49 attorneys were recognized in 37 practice areas in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Harold M. “Sonny” Cohen as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice. With more than 30 years of experience, Cohen is a proven lawyer and business executive with a strong grasp of the operational and financial needs of business clients.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Peter Spanos as a partner in the firm’s labor and employment practice. With more than four decades of experience, Spanos represents a variety of local, regional, national and international employers on complex employment law issues.

ATLANTA, July 21, 2020 – Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce its Illinois expansion with the addition of Michael P. MacHarg as a partner in the firm’s labor and employment practice. With more than 20 years of experience, MacHarg advises companies on union avoidance, collective bargaining, contract administration, unfair labor practices, grievance and arbitration, wage and hour issues, and employment discrimination claims.

“Our employment ...

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that Frank Strickland has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the Daily Report’s 2020 Legal Awards. The Lifetime Achievement award honors attorneys who have left a lasting mark on the Georgia legal community. With nominations for this year’s awards up 15%, Strickland was among 13 other honorees in the category. A full list of this year’s Legal Awards winners may be viewed here, and the awards ...

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that it has joined the Atlanta VirtualBoard as its Legal Education Sponsor. Taylor English will be represented by attorney Allen W. Nelson. With chapters in Atlanta and California, VirturalBoard runs unique peer-to-peer learning groups for business owners focused on maximizing value for an exit in 2-6 years.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that partner Jeffrey R. Kuester has been recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) as a leading patent attorney in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2020 – a unique guide that identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe. Clients and peers described Mr. Kuester as having “an encyclopaedic knowledge of patent law,” being an “exceptionally ...

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce its expansion into the Pennsylvania market with the additions of partners Timothy B. Anderson and Chad Kaffer to the firm’s Corporate and Business Department. Mr. Anderson joins the firm in Philadelphia and Mr. Kaffer joins in Pittsburgh.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jerry Juste to the firm’s Entertainment, Sports and Media practice. Juste, a partner based in New York, brings more than 25 years of experience practicing law at the highest levels of the entertainment industry while representing some of the world’s most iconic record labels, including Mercury, Island, Def Jam, Motown, and Republic Records. 

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that partners Amanda Groover Hyland and Jeffrey R. Kuester were named to Managing Intellectual Property’s – IP Stars (2020), a highly respected guide to intellectual property law firms and practitioners around the world. Ms. Hyland was recognized as a trademark star and Mr. Kuester was recognized as a patent star.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Van Lindberg as a partner in firm’s intellectual property practice. Lindberg focuses on the intersection of technology and law, with expertise in the areas of machine learning and open source. Prior to coming to Taylor English, Lindberg was a member in Dykema Gossett’s San Antonio office.

Atlanta, April 24, 2020 – Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the firm’s recognition in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, a highly regarded legal directory featuring client-led intelligence on America’s leading lawyers for business.

ATLANTA, April 22, 2020 – Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that it has joined the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA) as an innovation sponsor. As part of the sponsorship, the firm will host two lunch and learns on legal issues impacting the manufacturing industry and serve as part of the GMA advisory board, as well as participate in quarterly meetings. Taylor English is one of the only law firm members of GMA and the sole law firm serving as an innovation ...

ATLANTA, April 21, 2020 – Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that partner Amanda Hyland has been recognized among the University of Florida’s “40 Gators Under 40” list for her contributions to the community and her profession. 

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that partner Amanda Groover Hyland was once again recognized as a leading trademark practitioner by the 2020 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 - The World's Leading Trademark Professionals. In addition to Hyland’s ranking, Taylor English’s trademark team was also recognized for the first time. 

The WTR 1000, now in its tenth year, identifies the leading trademark practitioners and firms from around the globe ...

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of R. Scott Tobin as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice serving clients from both Raleigh, North Carolina, and Atlanta. Tobin concentrates his practice on business, finance, strategic partnerships, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, emerging companies and venture capital, corporate and litigation.

“We are delighted to have Scott as a member of our corporate team,” said Marc Taylor, a ...

Taylor English is pleased to announce that 23 of its attorneys have been included in the 2020 Super Lawyers list for Georgia, and an additional 8 attorneys have been recognized as 2020 Rising Stars.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Gray McCalley, Jr. as counsel in the firm’s corporate practice. McCalley expands the firm’s outside general counsel services, joining nearly four dozen Taylor English attorneys who have experience as general counsels or senior in-house attorneys.  

McCalley has more than 35 years of experience, 30 of those as an in-house practitioner handling domestic and international operations of global ...

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s CEO, Kirk Hancock, has been named among the Atlanta 500 by Atlanta Magazine, which recognizes the most powerful and influential Atlantans.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of R. Scott Tobin as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice serving clients from both Raleigh, North Carolina, and Atlanta.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its outside general counsel services with the addition of Allen Nelson, a former general counsel with experience in both public and private companies, who joins as counsel in the firm’s Corporate Practice.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the elevation of five attorneys to new partners as of January 1, 2020: Russell (Russ) B. Dunlap, Deborah J. Livesay, Ryan Owens, Amanda Wilson Speier and Seth Kincaid Trimble.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its corporate practice with the addition of Mike Rosenthal as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its corporate practice with the addition of James W. Standard as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected among Georgia Trend magazine’s 2019 Legal Elite.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that partner Michele Stumpe was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Non-Profit category for her role as chair of Children of Conservation.

Taylor English Duma is pleased to announce that the firm received the 2019 Safe & Stable Homes Firm of the Year award from the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF).

Taylor English Duma is pleased to announce the firm’s recognition in the 2020 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. Taylor English was honored in 35 practice areas nationally and in Atlanta.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its litigation practice with the addition of Gerald B. Kline as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that Michele L. Stumpe has been named a 2019 Georgia Trailblazer by the Daily Report.

Cumberland-based Taylor English Duma LLP announced that partner Bryan P. Tyson has been appointed to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Appellate Practice and Educational Resource Center Inc.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its litigation practice with the addition of Broderick W. Harrell as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to expand its presence in the northeast with the addition of David Blackmar. Blackmar will serve as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice group.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Bruce B. Siegal as  Counsel in the firm’s Entertainment, Sports and Media, and Intellectual Property practices.

Taylor English Duma is pleased to announce that 35 attorneys were recognized in 30 practice areas in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to enter the New York legal market with the addition of Chi-Ru Jou. Jou will serve as a partner in the corporate and litigation practice groups.

Taylor English is pleased to expand its presence in Chicago legal market with the addition of Robert Johnson as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice group.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that partner Eric Fisher has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 Daniel R. Ginsberg Leadership Award by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Bill Dillon as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice.

Taylor English Duma is pleased to announce the firm’s recognition in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA, a highly regarded legal directory featuring client-led intelligence on America’s leading lawyers for business.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Atlanta office with the addition of partners Clinton “Tres” Dye and Reginald “Reggie” Snyder.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the firm’s recognition as "Litigation Department of the Year" by the Fulton County Daily Report, as part of its 2019 Georgia Legal Awards.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Penny Linsenmayer as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice group.

Taylor English expands its insurance defense practice with the addition of partner Brynda Rodriguez Insley and associates Adebola Lamikanra, Jenifer Fallon Pfanzelt and Walter Yarbrough.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of William DeClercq as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice. He will serve as a remote partner based in Los Angeles.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce that Frank B. Strickland, Anne W. Lewis, and Bryan P. Tyson are joining as partners and Oscar N. Persons as senior counsel in the firm’s litigation practice group.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Vail Thorne to the firm’s environmental and energy practice.

Taylor English Duma LLP is pleased to enter the Tennessee legal market with the addition of partner Micheline Kelly Johnson and associate Yan “Linda” Yang to the firm’s intellectual property (IP) practice.