On April 5, 2024, Jeremy Kahn will participate on a panel, “Strategies for Ethical AI Practices for the Modern Lawyer,” at the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources 53rd Spring Conference on Environmental Law in Chicago.
Charles Van Horn presents “Advanced Trial Tactics in Georgia” in a National Business Institute event (On Demand).
Jeremy Kahn presents “Using ChatGPT in Business: Avoiding Legal Landmines” in a Quimbee online CLE course (On Demand).
2024
Jeremy Kahn presented and trained attendees on “Business Risks with Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace” during an NACM Sales & Service Training Zoom program. (March 27, 2024)
Benjamin Fink co-presented “Tips from the Trenches: Litigating and Trying Trade Secret Cases as a Plaintiff and Defendant, What Every Business Needs to Know” at the 2024 DRI Business and IP Property Litigation Super Conference in Philadelphia. (March 20, 2024)
As Chair of the AIPLA Trade Secret Law Committee, Benjamin Fink was responsible for the leadership, coordination and program development for the AIPLA Trade Secret Summit in Santa Clara, Calif., one of the industry’s leading trade secret conferences. During the conference, he also moderated and presented “Independent Economic Value and Apportionment: Key Issues in Pleading and Proving Trade Secret Claims” and “Trade Secret Protection and Litigation from the In-house Perspective.” In addition, Neal Weinrich presented “Protecting Trade Secrets in a World with No Noncompetes.” (March 14, 2024)
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich served as co-chairs for the State Bar of Georgia’s “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets” program.
In addition, Ben presented “Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements,” Neal presented “Trade Secrets, Confidential Information, Tortious Interference and Computer Fraud Abuse” and Lea Dearing co-presented “Forensic Analysis: I Suspect Theft of Proprietary Information, What Do I Do Now?” (March 6, 2024)
Jeremy Kahn was a panelist for an “Artificial Intelligence: Reducing Risks to Realize Benefits” session at the Atlanta Bar Association’s CLE By the Hour program. (February 15, 2024)
Benjamin Fink co-presented, “Basic IP Principles and Recent Developments” at the Practising Law Institute’s New York program, IP Issues in Business Transactions 2024. Click here for more information. (January 11, 2024)
2023
Benjamin Fink participated on a panel to discuss “Now Trending: Trade Secrets” at the 17th Annual Corporate IP Institute event presented by Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance and Atlanta Bar Association. (November 15, 2023)
Jeremy Kahn presented “ChatGPT: Considerations and Risks” during a live webinar for the National Association of Credit Management (NACM) – Commercial Services.
Benjamin Fink was a guest speaker for the Practising Law Institute program, “Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2023: What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional, and Key Strategic Decisionmaker Should Know.” (September 28, 2023)
Neal Weinrich presented “Non-Compete Agreement Trends and Discussion” at the National Employment Lawyers Association – Georgia CLE. (September 27, 2023)
Benjamin Fink discussed “Independent Economic Value” as a guest lecturer for an Emory University School of Law Trade Secrets Class. (September 5, 2023)
Jeremy Kahn presented “Recurring Document Requests in Insurance Litigation: Drafting Reasonable Requests and Raising Sustainable Objections” during a Strafford live video webinar. (August 15, 2023)
Jeremy Kahn presented “Advising Clients How to Use ChatGPT in Their Business Without Stepping on Legal Landmines” during a myLawCLE webinar. (June 30, 2023)
Lea Dearing was a featured panelist to discuss “Soup to Nuts: The Basics of Restrictive Covenant Litigation” at the Practising Law Institute program, “Fundamentals of Noncompetes 2023.” (May 17, 2023)
Katherine Silverman was a featured speaker on the panel, “Office Leasing After Three Years of Remote Work and One Year of Interest Rate Hikes” at the Atlanta Bar Association Real Estate Section meeting. (May 9, 2023)
Benjamin Fink co-presented “Trade Secrets and the Banning of Noncompetes: What You Need to Know” at RIMS Atlanta 2023 RiskWorld (risk management society). (May 2, 2023)
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich presented, “The FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: Everything You Need to Know” to business clients of an Atlanta wealth management firm. (April 20, 2023)
Lisa Morchower presented “It’s all about Zoning” at an Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors program. (April 20, 2023)
Benjamin Fink was a featured panelist on the trade secret panel, “How the New FTC Rule on Non-Competes Affects the Law of Trade Secrets” at the 13th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar in Tampa, Florida. (March 31, 2023)
Neal Weinrich served as moderator of “Everything You Need to Know About The Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Noncompete Ban” at the Atlanta Bar Association’s Advanced Employment Law CLE and Benjamin Fink was a featured panelist on this topic. (March 23, 2023)
Neal Weinrich co-presented on trade secrets at the State Bar of Georgia’s Midyear Meeting, “Trademarks and Trade Secrets Aren’t Just Federal: A Review of Georgia State Laws and Cases.” (January 12, 2023)
Benjamin Fink discussed trade secret developments on a panel, “Basic IP Principles and Recent Developments” at the Practicing Law Institute program, “IP Issues in Business On Transactions 2023” in New York. (January 4, 2023)
2022
Benjamin Fink participated on a panel, “What happens if the Federal Government Restricts Restrictive Covenants?” at the New York City Bar’s Committee on Trade Secrets live webcast, “Navigating the Law of Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants.” (December 13, 2022)
Three BFV attorneys presented at the 2022 AIPLA Trade Secret Summit in Miami. Lea Dearing participated on a panel, “Recent Innovations in Trade Secret Protection Technologies and Forensics” and Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich provided a “Legislative Update,” including a panel discussion. (December 8, 2022)
Neal Weinrich presented “Keep your Competitive Edge & Protect your Practice from Unfair Competition and Trade Secret Theft” at the North Fulton Medical Group Management Association meeting. (November 16, 2022)
Neal Weinrich served as moderator of “Advancing the Law | Noncompetes & Other Restrictive Covenants – Changing Tides” at the Atlanta Bar Association meeting (Litigation and Labor & Employment Law sections) and Benjamin Fink was a featured panelist on this topic. (October 14, 2022)
Ken Winkler co-presented “Restrictive Covenants and Non-Competes” at The Seminar Group’s 19th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. (October 13, 2022)
Neal Weinrich co-presented “Non-Compete Agreement Trends and Discussion” at the National Employment Lawyers Association Georgia Annual CLE Seminar.” (October 12, 2022)
Benjamin Fink co-presented “Managing Liftouts: Legitimate Business Strategy or Unlawful Competition?” at a PLI seminar, “Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2022: What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional, and Key Strategic Decisionmaker Should Know.” (September 29, 2022)
Benjamin Fink led a discussion on “Draft Commentary Review: Ethics Issues in Trade Secrets Disputes” at the Sedona Conference WG12 (Trade Secrets) 2022 Annual Meeting in Reston, Va. (September 7, 2022)
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich served as program co-chairs of the State Bar of Georgia/Institute of Continuing Legal Education program, “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets.”
In addition, Ben presented “Restrictive Covenants in Employment and other Agreements” and moderated a panel, “Recent Legislative Updates: Are Noncompetes Going to be Banned?“; Neal presented “Trade Secrets, Confidential Information and Computer Fraud & Abuse;” and Lea Dearing co-presented “Forensic Analysis: I Suspect Theft of Proprietary Information, What Do I Do Now?” (August 31, 2022)
Charles Van Horn and Katherine Silverman presented “Georgia Civil Practice, Procedure, and Forms” at a National Business Institute seminar. (June 15, 2022)
Benjamin Fink presented “Irreparable Harm (Presumed or Not) in Federal Trade Secret Cases” at the AIPLA Spring Meeting in New Orleans. (May 18, 2022)
Neal Weinrich moderated an Atlanta Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section webinar titled “The Great Resignation.” During the webinar, Benjamin Fink served as a panelist to discuss “Non-compete Agreements: Advising Employers and Departing Employees.” (April 28, 2022)
Ken Winkler moderated a panel “Employment Law and COVID-19” at the Atlanta Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section Lunch Webinar Series. (April 21, 2022)
Benjamin Fink moderated a panel “Navigating Trade Secret Systems in a Rapidly Changing Innovation Environment” at IPLSPRING, the American Bar Association-Intellectual Property Law Section’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2022)
2021
Benjamin Fink led a discussion on “Getting In and Staying Out of Trouble: Ethical Issues in Trade Secret Cases” at the Sedona Conference WG12 (Trade Secrets) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. (December 14, 2021)
Benjamin Fink presented to members of the Association of Corporate Council, “Employer Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants: Trends, Traps and Hot Topics.” (December 3, 2021)
Benjamin Fink moderated a panel at the AIPLA annual Trade Secret Summit, “Protecting Trade Secrets in a Post-COVID-19 World: Trends, Traps, and other Hot Topics for Protecting Trade Secrets in the Remote Working Environment.” (November 9, 2021)
Charles Van Horn hosted and moderated a discussion with Gregg Simon of Metro Atlanta Chamber, “Doing Business in Metro Atlanta: Top Business Trends and Outlook.” (October 29, 2021)
Benjamin Fink presented “Non-Competes, Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud” at the 18th Annual Labor & Employment Law conference in Atlanta. (October 7, 2021)
Ken Winkler was a featured speaker at the Practising Law Institute program, “Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2021: What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional, and Key Strategic Decisionmaker Should Know.” (September 20, 2021)
Neal Weinrich moderated a State Bar of Georgia/Trade Secret Committee program, “Entry into an Intentional World: The Civil Trade Secret Case Morphs Into a Criminal Trade Secret Case.” (July 13, 2021)
Benjamin Fink participated on a panel, “Handling Evidence Remotely: Maintaining Protection of Confidential/Trade Secret Information and Building the Record for Trial and Appeal” at the 2021 Sedona Conference on Remote Case Management of IP Proceedings (June 10, 2021)
Neal Weinrich moderated a session on Trade Secrets at the AIPLA Spring Meeting. (May 14, 2021)
Ken Winkler presented “Key Terms You Must Understand in Negotiating Executive Employment Agreements” to members of the Kettering Executive Development Special Interest Group. (April 13, 2021)
Benjamin Fink participated on a panel, “Trade Secret Roundtable on Developments and Emerging Issues” at NERA Economic Consulting’s Developments in Trade Secret Litigation webinar series. (April 1, 2021)
Benjamin Fink presented “TRO’s, Preliminary Injunctions, Trials… Oh My!” during a Litigation Council of America webinar. (March 11, 2021)
Ken Winkler participated on a State Bar of Georgia panel, “Employment Law Roundtable: Discussion of Both Recurring and Emerging Employment Issues.” The panel topics include post-election changes in regulatory law, return to work issues in the age of Covid-19, practical advice on how to deal with harassment in the workplace and other everyday employment law issues. (January 26, 2021)
2020
Benjamin Fink presented during an Atlanta Bar Association Zoom event, “Trade Secret Protection with Employees Working Remotely: What You Need to Know.” This was a joint event with the Labor & Employment Law Section and the Intellectual Property Section. (November 20, 2020).
Benjamin Fink participated on a panel, “Inevitable Tension: Reconciling Public Court Access with Protecting Trade Secrets in Litigation,” at The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 2020 Annual Meeting. (November 10, 2020)
Ken Winkler presented at the Atlanta Bar Associations Zoom meeting on “Emerging Exposures in Employment Litigation from Covid-19.” (October 9, 2020)
Benjamin Fink and Lea Dearing presented at the AIPLA 2020 Trade Secret Law Summit. Neal Weinrich also served as a moderator at the Summit. (August 31, 2020 – September 1, 2020)
Lea Dearing participated on a SullivanStrickler webinar of forensic industry experts titled “Modern Complexities of Mobile Device Preservation.” (August 20, 2020)
Benjamin Fink presented at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) webinar, “What you Need to Know About Trade Secret Protection.” (July 28, 2020)
Benjamin Fink and Ken Winkler were co-presenters during a BFV “Office Hours” webinar, “COVID-19/Protecting your Business Now & in the Future” (July 10, 2020)
Jeff Berman and Lawrence Kasmen co-presented during a BFV “Office Hours” webinar on business operations and real estate. (May 29, 2020)
Ken Winkler presented during a BFV “Office Hours” webinar, “Relaunching your Business & Return-to-Work Employment Issues.” (May 22, 2020)
Benjamin Fink presented “Trade Secrets Practices: What You and Your Employees Need to Know” during an American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) webinar. (May 13, 2020)
Benjamin Fink was invited to help teach a trade secrets class via Zoom for University of Pennsylvania Law School students. (March 18, 2020)
Bill Piercy co-hosted a National Business Institute webinar, “Advising Directors and Officers: An Attorney’s Guide/The “Nuts and Bolts” of Director and Officer Liability.” (March 2, 2020)
Jeffrey Berman presented “Succession: What happens to my business, family and employees if something happens to me?/How to have the right business, personal and real estate documents and talent management plan” to Virtual Board entrepreneurs and private company CEOs. (February 11, 2020).
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich were featured speakers on a State Bar of Georgia panel, “Trade Secrets Audits and Asset Management.” (February 24, 2020)
Benjamin Fink was a featured speaker at the Practising Law Institute’s program, “Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2020: What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional and Key Strategic Decision Maker Should Know” in San Francisco, Calif. (January 31, 2020)
Benjamin Fink served as Program Chair and hosted the ICLE: State Bar of Georgia Series seminar “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets in Georgia.” Ben also presented “Restrictive Covenants in Employment and other Agreements.” (January 10, 2020)
Neal Weinrich presented at the ICLE: State Bar of Georgia Series seminar “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets in Georgia.” Neal presented, “Trade Secrets, Confidential Information and Computer Fraud and Abuse.” (January 10, 2020)
Lea Dearing presented at the ICLE: State Bar of Georgia Series seminar “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets in Georgia.” Lea co-presented, “Forensic Analysis: I Suspect Theft of Proprietary Information, What Do I Do Now?” (January 10, 2020)
2019
Lea Dearing presented at the National Business Institute seminar, “How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted.” (November 22, 2019)
Benjamin Fink attended the invitation-only annual meeting of the Sedona Conference Working Group 12 on Trade Secret Issues. (November 4-5, 2019). At the meeting, he also participated on a panel, “Protecting Trade Secrets in Litigation About Them.” (November 5, 2019)
Neal Weinrich presented “Noncompetes and other Restrictive Covenants” at the Atlanta Bar Association’s “But You Said You’re a Lawyer” seminar. (November 5, 2019)
Lydia Hilton presented, “Drones: What Local Governments and Municipalities Need to Know Now” at a National Business Institute seminar. (November 5, 2019)
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich presented to Fulton Superior Court Judges and Staff attorneys, “Georgia Trade Secret Law: Everything You Need to Know About Trade Secrets in 60 Minutes.” (September 11, 2019)
Lisa Morchower presented “Ethics in Zoning and Land Use Law” at the National Business Institute seminar, “Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law.” (September 10, 2019)
Benjamin Fink was scheduled to present “Trade Secret Audits and Asset Management” at the Georgia Bar IP Section 2019 IP Institute in Amelia Island, Florida. (September 6, 2019)
Lydia Hilton was a featured speaker on an InterDrone panel, “Drones, Privacy, Uniform Laws Draft.” Lydia also presented on drone business issues and case studies. (September 2, 2019)
Bill Piercy was a guest speaker on a NAVIX webinar, “Corporate Divorce: How to Avoid a Partnership Split, but What to Do If You Must Get One.” (August 27, 2019)
Lea Dearing presented “Handling Email, Social Media and other ESI” and “Ethical Considerations” at a National Business Institute continuing legal education seminar, “The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit.” (August 16, 2019)
Lydia Hilton was a featured guest on North Fulton Business RadioXto discuss drone law. (July 1, 2019)
Lisa Morchower presented during a National Business Institute video webcast, “Land Use and Zoning Bootcamp.” (June 6, 2019)
Bill Piercy was a featured guest on “Decision Vision,” a podcast series. This podcast was based on Piercy’s book, “Life’s Too Short for A Bad Business Partner.” (April 25, 2019)
Lydia Hilton was a featured guest speaker on a Rossdale Group webinar, “Mastering Drones & Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulation.” (April 24, 2019)
Neal Weinrich presented “Trade Secrets: Protecting the Hidden Practice of Your Ideas.” Neal’s presentation was part of an intellectual law property law workshop for faculty and students at the Georgia Tech InVenture Prize competition. (April 4, 2019)
Neal Weinrich moderated “Proactively Dealing with Confidential/Trade Secret Information when Advising a Departing Employee/New Employer” at the AIPLA 2019 Trade Secret Law Summit in New York. Benjamin Fink also participated in this panel discussion. (March 22, 2019)
Benjamin Fink moderated “Implementation of a Trade Secret Protection Policy & Process” at the AIPLA 2019 Trade Secret Law Summit in New York. (March 21, 2019)
Bill Piercy presented “Business Torts” at the State Bar of Georgia’s 2019 Business Litigation seminar for continuing learning education. (March 19, 2019)
Benjamin Fink presented “Finally! Guidance from the Georgia Court of Appeals on the “New” Restrictive Covenants Act” at the Atlanta Bar Association’s Advanced Employment Law CLE Program. (March 14, 2019)
Charles Van Horn was a featured speaker at the Atlanta Bar Association’s Real Estate Law Section Breakfast. Chuck discussed “Real Estate Jeopardy and Top 5 Mistakes you Might be Making as a Real Estate Practitioner.” (March 7, 2019)
Jeffrey Berman hosted and participated in “A Conversation with Business Advisers: Unlock your Business’s Potential in 2019.” (January 25, 2019)
Charles Van Horn and Katherine Silverman presented to Fulton County State and Superior Court Judges and Staff Attorneys on voidable/fraudulent transfers. This presentation was part of a seminar/CLE series hosted by the Fulton County Business Court. (January 16, 2019)
Benjamin Fink moderated the State Bar of Georgia’s ICLE seminar, “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets in Georgia.” During the seminar, Ben also presented “Restrictive Covenants in Employment and other Agreements” and Neal Weinrich presented “Trade Secrets, Confidential Information and Computer Fraud and Abuse.” Click here for more information. (January 10, 2019)
Berman Fink Van Horn hosted the Emory Entrepreneur Network which featured guest speaker, Louise Wasilewski, CEO of Acivilate, a Software-as-a-Service company.
2018
Lisa Morchower presented “Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Laws” at a National Business Institute seminar. (November 9, 2018)
Charles Van Horn presented “Fraudulent Conveyances/What Have we Learned?(Litigation)” at the ICLE Real Property Foreclosure seminar (November 7, 2018)
Benjamin Fink attended the Sedona Conference Working Group 12 on Trade Secrets in Hollywood, Calif. Attendance is by invitation-only for a select group of thought leaders in trade secrets law. Ben was also invited to serve on a consensus, non-partisan team to draft Principles/Best Practices Commentary on Protecting Trade Secrets in Litigation for the Sedona Conference. (November 5-6, 2018)
Benjamin Fink moderated a panel, “Trade Secret Litigation: Practical Tips for Fast-Changing Standards,” at the American Intellectual Property Law Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2018)
Charles Van Horn presented at a National Business Institute (NBI) video webcast, “Civil Trial Made Simple.” He discussed the elements of successful opening statements, direct examination essentials and basic cross-examinations tools. (October 12, 2018)
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich co-presented to Fulton County Superior Court judges & staff attorneys, “Georgia’s Restrictive Covenant Act: Where Does Georgia Noncompete Law Stand Now?” (October 3, 2018)
Kenneth Winkler and Diana Barber presented to members of Georgia Hospitality Lodging Association, “Protecting your Business in the Wake of #MeToo.” (September 28, 2018)
Benjamin Fink participated on a panel, “Two Years In: What we’ve Learned from the Defend Trade Secrets Act,” at the State Bar of Georgia IP Institute. (September 21, 2018)
Lisa Morchower presented “Ethics in Zoning and Land Use Law” at a National Business Institute seminar. (September 17, 2018)
Lydia M. Hilton participated on an FAA Regulations panel at Interdrone to discuss 336, Remote ID, UAS IPP, LAANC, waivers, BVLOS and the proposed ULC Drone Tort Law. (September 5, 2018)
Lea Dearing presented “I Suspect Trade Secret Theft. What Do I Do Now?” to members of State Bar of Georgia. (July 25, 2018)
Benjamin Fink and Kenneth Winkler presented “Worried About Leaving Employees Becoming Thieving Employees? at the SHRM Atlanta Legal Summit. The session addressed what HR professionals can do now to protect their company, confidential information and competitive edge. (May 3, 2018)
Lea Dearing presented “Protecting your Business in the Wake of #MeToo” to HR Council members of Georgia Credit Union Affiliates. (April 19, 2018)
Diana Barber co-presented, “Top 100 Cases in Hospitality 2017,” at The Hospitality Law Conference: Series 2.0 – Houston. (April 13, 2018)
Benjamin Fink and Kenneth Winkler presented “Update on Georgia Employment Law” at the Atlanta Bar Associations Advanced Employment Law CLE program. (March 29, 2018)
Neal Weinrich presented “Restrictive Covenant Litigation” at the State Bar of Georgia’s “2018 Business Litigation” seminar for continuing legal education. (March 20, 2018)
Neal Weinrich facilitated a discussion on “Drafting and Litigating Noncompete and Trade Secret Matters Outside your Jurisdiction” at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Trade Secret Law Summit (March 1, 2018)
Kenneth Winkler presented to business owners, operators and members of HR, “Protecting your Business in the Wake of #MeToo” (February 2018). Click here to watch the Video.
Kenneth Winkler was a guest speaker to members of Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB), Atlanta Chapter, “Workplace Sexual Harassment: How Much Do You Know?” (February 2018)
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich were guest speakers at State Bar of Georgia’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education program, “Restrictive Covenants & Trade Secrets in Georgia.” Ben and Neal participated on a panel to discuss injunctions, declaratory judgments and protective orders. Ben also presented “Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements” and Neal presented “Trade Secrets, Confidential Information and Computer Fraud and Abuse” (January 11, 2018)
2017
Benjamin Fink was invited to attend the Inaugural Sedona Conference on Developing Best Practices for Trade Secret Issues. Attendance is by invitation only for approximately 75 thought leaders in trade secrets law.
Kenneth Winkler presented at a National Business Institute seminar, “Guide to Human Resource Laws in the Workplace.” Ken shared imperative information that every employee handbook should contain and discussed disciplining and firing employees.
Benjamin Fink presented “TRO’s, Preliminary Injunctions, Trials…Oh My!” at an Atlanta Bar Association continuing education seminar.
Jeff Berman and Lawrence Kasmen presented, “The Importance of Exit Strategies in Corporations & LLCs – Spotlight on Shareholder and Operating Agreements” to clients of WHTCPA, a Georgia CPA firm.
Kenneth Winkler presented at the Community Bankers Association of Georgia Annual Southeast Financial Human Resource Conference, “Creating Some Certainty in the Midst of Workplace Uncertainty.” He presented “Contracts – Matter Anymore?,” a discussion on how contracts can make workplace expectations certain if the contracts are legal and enforceable. He also discussed if/when contracts should be used or avoided and if the proposed New Gig Act of 2017 is a harbinger. (November 3, 2017)
Lawrence Kasmen presented at the Institute of Real Estate Management Georgia Risk Management seminar. (October 27, 2017)
Neal Weinrich was a guest speaker at the Atlanta Bar Association’s program, “But you said you’re a Lawyer?! Topics every Lawyer Should Know (A Little) About.” Neal discussed non-compete agreements. (October 25, 2017)
Charles Van Horn presented at a National Business Institute (NBI) video webcast, “Key Cross-Examination Tactics Every Lawyer Must Know.” Chuck discussed rules, research and preparing for the cross-exam. (October 24, 2017)
Bill Piercy was a co-presenter at a BVR webinar, “Business Prenups, Relationship Counseling and Corporate Divorce: Business Lifecycles and their Impact on Valuation.”
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich were guest speakers at the Federal Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention program, “Trade Secret Protection Goes Federal.” (September 14, 2017)
Charles Van Horn was a featured speaker in a National Business Institute (NBI) video webcast, “Building your Pre-Trial Civil Litigation Skills.” (May 22, 2017)
Charles Van Horn and Lea Dearing participated in a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar, “The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit (A real-world application of evidence to courtroom events).” Lea addressed witness testimony and reports and how to handle email, social media and other ESI. Chuck addressed how to keep evidence out (pre and post trial) and the admission/exclusion of unique evidence. (April 28, 2017)
Lydia M. Hilton was a featured expert speaker at an unmanned systems for utilities conference to address deploying unmanned systems to optimize maintenance programs and minimize operational risks. Lydia presented “Communicating the Purpose of UAVs to all Stakeholders to Eliminate Skepticism and Enhance Operational Value” and “Understanding 14CFR Part 107 and the Statutory Framework.” (April 27, 2017)
Lawrence Kasmen was a guest speaker to discuss letters of intent in lease transactions at a Lavista Associates, Inc. seminar (April 26, 2017)
Lawrence Kasmen was the keynote speaker at Atlanta AGREE, Association of Georgia Real Estate Exchangors. He spoke about letters of intent for the purchase and sale of real property and default provisions. He also discussed remedies for purchasers and sellers in real property purchase and sale agreements. (April 20, 2017)
Benjamin Fink moderated a panel, “The Coca Cola Trade Secret Case: A Case Study of Civil and Criminal Coordination,” at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secret Law Summit. (March 3, 2017)
Neal Weinrich moderated a panel with Judge Duffey of the Northern District of Georgia at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secret Law. The panel, “Perspectives The From Bench: How Judges View The Growth and Scope Of Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Disputes,” addressed various issues relating to trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation. (March 3, 2017)
Benjamin Fink moderated a panel, “Non-Compete Developments” at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secret Law Summit. (March 2, 2017)
Neal Weinrich presented at “Common Evidentiary Foundations and Evidentiary Rules for TROs and Preliminary Injunctions” at the Atlanta Bar Association.
Benjamin Fink moderated a Trade Secrets session at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Mid-Winter Institute and presented “New Trade Secrets Protections in the USA and the EU – What you Need to Know to Get Things Just Right!”
Benjamin Fink presided over the Restrictive Covenants seminar at the State Bar of Georgia and presented “Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements.“
Neal Weinrich presented “Trade Secrets, Confidential Information and Computer Fraud and Abuse” at a State Bar Georgia seminar on Restrictive Covenants.
Benjamin Fink presented “Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements” at a “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets” seminar for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
Neal Weinrich spoke on “Recent Federal and State Legislative Developments in Trade Secret and Non-Compete Law” at a “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets” seminar for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich presented “Restrictive Covenants” at the State Bar of Georgia.
Kenneth Winkler was the keynote speaker at an event sponsored by Whaley Hammonds Tomasello at the Henry County Chamber of Commerce. Ken presented, “Know your Options: New Overtime and Hourly Pay Laws Take Effect 12/1/16“ to clients of the CPA firm and the business community.
Benjamin Fink presented “Non-Competes, Trade Secrets and Other Restrictive Covenants – Oh My!” at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia’s seminar on “Growth Companies Legal and Business Considerations.”
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich presented “The Defend Trade Secrets Act: Trade Secret Protection goes Federal” to participants of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia webinar series.
Benjamin Fink was a featured speaker at the Atlanta Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Annual Seminar. He spoke on Restrictive Covenants Matters.
Neal Weinrich presented “Georgia’s Restrictive Covenant Act: How Has It Impacted Non-Compete Practice?” at the Fulton County Business Court’s monthly seminar. Attendees included state and superior judges and staff attorneys.
Charles Van Horn participated on an Atlanta Bar Association panel, “Top 10 Tips for an Effective Trial.”
Benjamin Fink and Neal Weinrich presented at a “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets” seminar for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia. Ben presented “Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements” and Neal spoke on “Recent Federal and State Legislative Developments in Trade Secret and Non-Compete Law.”
Benjamin Fink participated on a Georgia State Bar panel, “Restrictive Covenants: Trends in Georgia and Beyond” at the 45th Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute. Ben recently participated on a panel to provide an update on “State and Federal Non-Compete and Trade Secret Legislation” at the 2015 AIPLA Trade Secret Law Summit.
Charles Van Horn was a guest speaker on an Atlanta Bar Association panel, “Real Estate Litigation Issues.”
Neal Weinrich presented at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Trade Secrets Summit in Boston. His presentation was titled “Making Smarter Trade Secret Decisions by Assessing the Overall IP Portfolio, Economic Value and Enforcement and Damage Strategies – Damage Strategies from Outside Counsel’s Perspective.”
Benjamin Fink participated on a panel to provide an update on “State and Federal Non-Compete and Trade Secret Legislation” at the 2015 AIPLA Trade Secret Law Summit in Boston.
Kenneth Winkler was a guest speaker at the Disability Management Employer Coalition GA/Atlanta Chapter meeting. He co-presented “Legal and Legislative Update,” including trends in disability, leave and discrimination laws and proposed legislation and regulations.
Neal Weinrich was a guest attorney/lecturer at a Contract Drafting class at Emory University School of Law. Neal led a discussion on drafting non-competes and other restrictive covenants. He also addressed other contractual issues that arise when employees leave companies and ways companies can protect confidential information from theft.
Neal Weinrich presented “Unfair Competition 101: A Primer for Business Owners and Employees” at the Tulane Atlanta Alumni Association Business Breakfast in Atlanta.
Charles Van Horn presented “Turning Bad Debt Into Meaningful Recovery” at the Community Bankers Association of Georgia headquarters in Atlanta.
Neal Weinrich presented “Recent Developments in Georgia Non-Compete Law” at a continuing legal education seminar for attorneys. The Employment Law seminar was held at Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Ga.