R. Guy "Guy" Taft

R. Guy Taft: Experienced Cincinnati Commercial Litigator

R. Guy Taft is a seasoned Cincinnati commercial litigator with extensive experience representing clients across Ohio in complex disputes involving intellectual property, unlawful competition, breach of contract, fraud, partnership and shareholder disputes, advertising and First Amendment issues, employment law, product liability, health care, and commercial real estate. His intellectual property litigation background includes patent, trademark, copyright, and counterfeiting matters. He has also served as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, handling commercial and IP disputes, including software licensing cases.

Practice Areas

• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Advertising Law
• Arbitration
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Copyright Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Litigation - First Amendment
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Litigation - Patent
• Media Law
• Mediation
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Trademark Law

Awards & Recognitions

• Lawyer of the Year: Appellate Practice, Cincinnati (2022)
• Recognized: Appellate Practice
• Recognized: Commercial Litigation
• Recognized: Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Recognized: Litigation - Real Estate
• Practice Area: Advertising Law
• Practice Area: Arbitration
• Practice Area: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Practice Area: Copyright Law
• Practice Area: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Practice Area: Litigation - First Amendment
• Practice Area: Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Practice Area: Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Practice Area: Litigation - Patent
• Practice Area: Media Law
• Practice Area: Mediation
• Practice Area: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Practice Area: Real Estate Law
• Practice Area: Trademark Law

Languages & Certifications

• English

R. Guy Taft is a former president of the Cincinnati Bar Foundation, past trustee of the Cincinnati Bar Association, and a Master of the Bench with the Potter Stewart American Inn of Court. He has also been named an Ohio Super Lawyer® and a “Leading Lawyer” by Cincy Magazine.

Education & Credentials

• Firms: Strauss Troy Co., LPA
• Affiliations: Cincinnati Bar Foundation, Cincinnati Bar Association, Potter Stewart American Inn of Court
• Awards: Recognized in Best Attorney USA since 2014

R. Guy Taft received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Cincinnati.

Bar Admissions

• Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

R. Guy Taft is recognized for his expertise in multiple practice areas and has been recognized by several prestigious organizations and publications including:

• Litigation - Intellectual Property (Best Lawyers®)
• Commercial Litigation (Best Lawyers®)
• Advertising Law (Best Attorney USA)
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (Best Lawyer®)
• Litigation - Land Use and Zoning (Best Lawyers®)
• Litigation - Patent (Best Lawyers®)
• Mediation (Best Lawyers®)
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Best Lawyers®)
• Real Estate Law (Best Lawyer®)
• Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Notable Recognition: Recognized since 2014 by Best Attorney USA and named to the Ohio Super Lawyer list.