MacDonald Illig Jones and Britton LLP is one of the largest law firms in northwest Pennsylvania. For more than a century, the firm has provided sophisticated legal counsel to clients that range from business owners in Erie to major corporations abroad. MacDonald Illig handles matters in a timely and effective manner, by attorneys that understand business, are sensitive to the market and have the depth of resources necessary to provide outstanding results.

Highlights

Supreme Court Decides Bilski v. Kappos-Business Methods Still Patentable

On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that although Bilski's mathematical model for reducing risk in trading commodities is not patentable, business methods in general are not categorically unpatentable.

MacDonald Illig Partners Selected as 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Senior partners T. Warren Jones and Roger H. Taft have been chosen as 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, an honor bestowed upon only 5% of all Pennsylvania attorneys.

MacDonald Illig Collaborates with Nonprofit Partnership to Present Seminar Series

Attorneys from MacDonald Illig are partnering with the Nonprofit Partnership to provide quarterly presentations on topics ranging from Intellectual Property to Labor & Employment issues.
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Case Study

Erie Bayfront Convention Center

MacDonald Illig represents the Erie County Convention Center Authority in the successful culmination of the largest public project in the history of northwestern Pennsylvania. The Bayfront Convention Center and its host hotel, the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel, were completed at a cost in excess of $115 million.