An often-overlooked step in a company's cybersecurity strategy is the failure to manage third party risks.

By most measures, over three-quarters of the U.S. economy is service based. Chances are high that you or your company are in the business of providing intangible products.

A contract is an agreement between two or more people or entities to do or not to do something. It has often been said that an oral contract is not worth the paper it is written on.

Intellectual property disputes, including trademark disputes, occur more frequently than ever in today's global economy. That is because intellectual property is an essential aspect...

Perhaps the most fundamental goal of running a business is to earn a profit. When a vendor fails to live up to its commitments, or a competitor interferes with operations...

Many commercial landlords are faced with a tenant's surrender of the premises. When a tenant breaches a commercial lease by abandoning the leased premises, landlords often wonder...

In recent blog posts, I discussed important parts of a real estate sale, including selecting a broker and due diligence.

When drafting or negotiating a contract, it may be tempting to include a fixed amount to be paid if the other party breaches the contract. This type of provision is called a liquidated damages clause.

In historic legislation, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act").

Between the now-infamous Jimmy John's debacle and the Obama administration's call to reduce use of non-compete agreements, ...

In my previous video, I discussed the importance of effectively managing employee performance. I shared this information on the heels of the NFL's "Black Monday."

Where's the line between legitimately protecting your business's trade secrets and misusing a trade secret to conceal fraudulent activity?

Employers often assume they are empowered to exercise broad discretion when investigating employee computer misconduct, especially when employees are suspected of using company emails...

California added LAB § 925 to its labor code, as of January 1, 2017.

Enacted in 2016, the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) provides a federal cause of action for trade secret theft. The DTSA was a significant development because it put trade secrets

If you engage workers as independent contractors, you may be faced with a Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Liability form one day.

The proposed rule aims to provide guidance on classifying workers so that workers are not misclassified as independent contractors.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) continues to update its systems to distribute federal Unemployment funds as part of the CARES Act bringing economic relief to many Georgians.

Receiving and responding to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – or EEOC - charge of discrimination can seem like a daunting task.

In recent weeks, we have heard from many of you regarding the recent decision from the Georgia Court of Appeals on the enforceability of employee non-recruitment covenants.