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. He brings decades of experience representing individuals, shareholders, business management, entrepreneurs, closely held companies and public companies in civil litigation, arbitration, business transactions and regulatory matters.
Kline focuses his practice on corporate governance disputes; business breakups; acquisition litigation; trust and estate disputes; restrictive covenant, trade secret and unfair competition cases; business fraud, defamation and other intentional tort matters; securities fraud and investment offering disputes; insurance coverage litigation; and broker-dealer/investment adviser regulation. He is also a Registered Mediator with the State of Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution.
Kline is a member of the Fiduciary Law and Business Law Sections of the State Bar of Georgia. He is a Board Member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and a member of the Commercial Litigation Section and the Securities Law Subsection of the Atlanta Bar Association. Additionally, Kline is Past Chair and Vice Chair of the Commercial Litigation Section and a current Vice Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, a 1,400 member, invitation-only international bar association.
Kline earned his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He is admitted to practice in Georgia.