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Author Archives: Joe Ahmad
C Suite Occupants Should Know They Are Always in the Spotlight, Always
The scrutiny and fallout from the statements made by the Campbell’s Soup executive should not be a shocking surprise to anyone in a C-Suite position. When you are at the top of a corporate ladder, your words and your actions … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Corporate culture, Executive Compensation, Executive contracts, Executive Management Style, Social Media
Tagged CEOs, executives, Joe Ahmad, Unwanted publicity
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Good confidentiality and non-compete habits keep executives & companies out of court or prepared to win there
Normally, I write about executives from the perspective of promoting their individual rights and liability. But it is also important to keep in mind that executives have a fiduciary duty to the company and are trusted with protecting trade secrets … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Confidential Information, Defend Trade Secrets Act, Non-Competes, Trade Secrets, Uncategorized, Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Tagged CEOs, covenant not to compete, executive employment, Joe Ahmad, non-competes, trade secrets
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Execs Can Be Fired for Off the Clock Speech or Behaviors
C-Suite executives need to know that they represent the company even when they are off the clock. The recent jettisoning of Kroger’s chief for activities away from work is a sobering reminder. Personal conduct away from the office, even if … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Executive Compensation, Executive contracts, Executive Management Style, Legal
Tagged CEOs, executive, executive contracts, executive employment, Joe Ahmad
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Executive Safety May Hinge on Corporate Responsibility
CEOs of major corporations are accustomed to high stress, high pressure and public-facing roles that can be dangerous to their mental health. But the shocking shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a sobering reminder that on rare occasions, the … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Corporate culture, Criminal Prosecutions, Legal
Tagged CEO, CEO safety, executive, Joe Ahmad
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Non-compete breach in business contract nets client $25.6M
My colleagues at AZA and I won a $25.6 million breach of contract jury verdict in Houston court this week in a non-compete case pitting AZA client doctors’ group Fondren Orthopedic Ltd. against healthcare giant HCA Healthcare. While the Federal … Continue reading
Posted in Litigation, Non-Competes
Tagged breach of contract, Joe Ahmad, jury trial, litigation, non-competes
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Northern District of Texas temporarily enjoins FTC from enforcing its non-compete ban
It’s not surprising that a federal court enjoined the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete ban. Many non-compete lawyers, including me, predicted that the FTC ban on worker non-compete agreements would be struck down. And the first court to rule on … Continue reading
Posted in Covenants Not to Compete, Non-Competes
Tagged covenant not to compete, FTC, Joe Ahmad, non-competes
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Whistleblower client helps government settle $15 million Baylor heart surgery Medicare fraud case
Working in concert with the federal government for five years, my law firm colleagues and I saw our whistleblower client receive $3 million of the $15 million settlement of a lawsuit alleging that Houston surgeons were letting unqualified trainees perform … Continue reading
Posted in False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Whistleblowers
Tagged False Claims Act, Joe Ahmad, Qui Tam, whistleblowers
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Tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch acquitted of defrauding HP; he was smart to testify
A San Francisco jury that heard three months of testimony unanimously acquitted Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch of 15 criminal charges of conspiracy and wire fraud over the 2011 sale of his company to Hewlett-Packard. The government charged that Lynch misrepresented … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Criminal Prosecutions, Litigation
Tagged CEO, Criminal Prosecutions, executives, Joe Ahmad
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Boeing CEO resigns – the top must drop in crises like these
Davd Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, announced he is resigning from the troubled airlines at the end of the year. This is inevitable and the right thing to do. Just like in pro sports, an organization with major problems needs to … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Corporate culture, Corporate successsion, Executive Compensation, Executive contracts
Tagged Boeing, CEO, corporate succession
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Paxton and Succession – What if you are the coup target?
Though politics, in the more formal political party sense of the word, had a leading role in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, there were definite similarities between that attempted takeover and what happens in the hit … Continue reading
Posted in Depositions, Legal, Litigation
Tagged Joe Ahmad, litigation
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