Lauren's Biography
Lauren S. Frisch brings her passion for justice to the business community. She began her career in the Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection, a staff attorney advocating for the rights of Georgia citizens. Today, Lauren uses that passion to advocate for business clients.
Lauren finds effective and creative solutions to solve every day business challenges, from contract disputes and collection strategies to employment issues. Lauren is a litigator and is no stranger to state and federal courts. She brings a unique experience in working with a variety of technology sector clients and is keenly aware of the unique challenges these companies face as they grow and continue to innovate.
A graduate of Emory University School of Law, Lauren was a Henry L. Bowden Scholar and received the Pro Bono Medal and the Dean’s Public Service Award. She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Emory University.
Outside of the office, Lauren can be found spending time with her husband, dog, family and friends. She enjoys discovering new Atlanta restaurants, reading, hiking and crossword puzzles.
Lauren's Posts
This post on influencer marketing continues a two-part series regarding the confluence of social media marketing and consumer protection concerns. Today’s post focuses on influencer marketing, the nature of the relationship between companies that hire others to create sponsored social media posts and the individual influencers that are engaged for...
Read More More and more companies are directly engaging with social media influencers for advertising and marketing purposes, making Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations for influencers a necessity. When handled appropriately, paid partnerships can be mutually beneficial to the company, the influencer, and the influencer’s followers. Newly Issued “Disclosures 101 for Social...
Read More In recent years, drip pricing has become a hot topic in the lodging industry. You may not know what it is, but chances are that you’ve experienced it. It often happens like this: you pick the perfect destination and find a great hotel deal, but when you go to book...
Read More The college admissions scam a/k/a “Operation Varsity Blues,” has dominated U.S. headlines over the past week. Beyond the Department of Justice’s criminal charges, two Stanford University students have filed a civil, class-action lawsuit against the universities implicated in the scandal—USC, Stanford, UCLA, UC San Diego, UT Austin, Wake Forest, Yale,...
Read More The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently determined that the Official Code of Georgia Annotated cannot be copyrighted. Background Previously, this blog discussed Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 1:15-CV-2594-RWS, 2017 WL 1228539 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 23, 2017), in which the United States District Court for the Northern District...
Read More Most people are familiar with the Federal Trade Commission Act; however, few people are aware of the additional protections for consumers and legitimate business provided at the state level. Generally, both state and federal consumer protection laws are referred to as Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices (“UDAP”) statutes.Georgia’s primary...
Read More Today's post continues a multi-part series explaining options for challenging arbitration awards. This post focuses on the grounds for modifying awards under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”, 9 U.S.C. § 11). This series previously discussed “Challenging Arbitration Awards Under the Georgia Arbitration Code (Part I)”, “Challenging Arbitration Awards Under the...
Read More This post continues a multi-part series explaining options for challenging arbitration awards. Today’s post focuses on the grounds for modifying awards under the Georgia Arbitration Code (O.C.G.A. §§ 9-9-11 and 14). This series previously discussed, "Challenging Arbitration Awards Under the Georgia Arbitration Code (Part I)" and "Challenging Arbitration Awards Under the...
Read More This is the second of a multi-part series explaining how to challenge unfavorable arbitration awards. Today’s article will focus on the grounds for vacating awards under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) (9 U.S.C. § 10). Future installments will discuss modifying arbitration awards under both state and federal rules.As is true...
Read More This is the first of a multi-part series that will explain how to challenge unfavorable arbitration awards. Today’s article will focus on the grounds for vacating awards under the Georgia Arbitration Code (O.C.G.A. § 9-9-13 et seq.). Future installments will look at challenging awards under the Federal Arbitration Code (9...
Read More In recent years, Georgia’s craft brewery scene has exploded. Ales, IPAs, and sours from breweries such as Sweetwater, Orpheus, and Terrapin can be found everywhere from supermarkets to beer festivals and restaurant menus. But until recently, to the great befuddlement of beer lovers across the state, the hardest place to...
Read More Whether a matter involves divorce, criminal matters, contracts or anything in-between, the strength of a case or defense is largely dependent on the evidence presented by each party. Yet, in some situations, a party does not possess the evidence it needs and must rely on a third-party to ensure that...
Read More In his Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln referred to the US Government as a “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” But how does such a government protect the public’s right to freely access to its laws, when the official laws of one of its states contains...
Read More Even under the best of circumstances, the dissolution of a multimember LLC, needs to be handled with care. When an LLC is run by close family members, there is an even greater risk of contentious, embarrassing, and costly litigation. A recent Georgia Court of Appeals case (Crumpton v. Vick's Mobile...
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Lauren's Honors & Awards
Lauren has been selected as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star (2020).
Based upon peer recommendations, Lauren was recognized in Georgia Trend magazine as one of Georgia’s Legal Elite (2018).
Emory University School of Law
– Henry L. Bowden Scholarship Recipient
– Dean’s Public Service Award
