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Category Archives: Business Continuity
Covid-19’s Latest Side Effect: A Stampede of Whistleblowers at the SEC
It seems every day we find new ways the pandemic has upended the way we live and work. Just ask anyone in HR, data security and compliance. It’s no secret that housebound and hybrid workers have been keeping them awake … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Corporate culture, Uncategorized, Whistleblowers
Tagged corporate culture, CoVid, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, whistleblowers
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Tracking the Impact of the Defend Trade Secrets Act After Five Years
The now five-year-old Defend Trade Secrets Act has had a big impact, I reported in a Texas Lawyer commentary “Tracking the Impact of the Defend Trade Secrets Act After Five Years.” “Trade secret filings were on the rise even before the DTSA and have only increased since. Texas is … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Covenants Not to Compete, Trade Secrets
Tagged covenants not to compete, Defend Trade Secrets Act, trade secrets
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Whistleblowers Receive Whopper Payouts as SEC Proposes New Rules to Limit Future Awards
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced two large whistleblower payouts last week, bringing the total paid-out bounty for the program to more than $320 million since it was created as part of the 2011 Dodd-Frank Act. The $39 million … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Complaints Against Executives, Dodd-Frank, Fraud, Whistleblowers
Tagged Dodd-Frank, executive employment, executive employment lawyer, executives, Joe Ahmad, Joseph Ahmad, legal, litigation, SEC, whistleblowers, whistleblowing
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5 Lessons About Protecting Digital Assets From ZeniMax v. Oculus VR
The November edition of DCEO magazine dives into the recent $500 million jury verdict against Facebook’s Oculus virtual reality subsidiary, describing the whopper verdict as a transcendent moment for businesses that have not yet taken steps to identify and protect … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Corporate culture, Non-Competes, Trade Secrets
Tagged CEOs, covenant not to compete, covenants not to compete, digital assets, executive, intellectual property, Joe Ahmad, Joseph Ahmad, non-compete agreements, trade secret, trade secrets
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Uber Leadership Vacuum Exposes Strings Attached to Startup Financing
The executive leadership vacuum at Uber and a series of PR missteps and management blunders is exposing the contentious push-pull dynamic between private equity and venture capital investors and startups that usually plays out behind the scenes and rarely makes … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Change of Control Agreements, Complaints Against Executives, Corporate successsion, Executive Management Style, Legal
Tagged CEO, CEOs, change of control agreements, confidentiality agreements, covenant not to compete, employment, executive, executive compensation, executive employment, executive employment lawyer, executives, Joe Ahmad, non-compete agreements, trade secret
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Regional Economies Find Hidden Price of Noncompete Agreements
A recent New York Times article by Conor Dougherty puts a human face on the damaging consequences that result when workers in broad swaths of the economy are required to sign noncompete agreements as a condition of employment. While the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Covenants Not to Compete, Legal, Non-Competes
Tagged covenant not to compete, executive, executive compensation, executive employment, executive employment lawyer, executives, Joe Ahmad, non-compete agreements, trade secret
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Considering a New Job? Please Talk to Your Lawyer
Zillow recently reached a whopping $130 million settlement with Realtor.com operator Move Inc. shortly before the two online real estate giants went to trial over alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. While the settlement amount is a far cry from the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Corporate culture, Covenants Not to Compete, Executive Compensation, Executive contracts, Executive Management Style, Fiduciary Duty, Legal, Litigation, Non-Competes, Trade Secrets, Uncategorized
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White House Report Says Non-Competes May Hurt Competition
The White House is weighing in on the growing use of non-compete agreements and how they can negatively affect competition, individual workers and the overall economy. Once a tool reserved for top executives, the 16-page report released earlier this week … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Confidential Information, Covenants Not to Compete, Executive contracts, Non-Competes, Uncategorized
Tagged confidentiality agreements, covenant not to compete, executive, executive compensation, executive employment, non-compete agreements
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Apple a Succession Planning, Corporate Culture Success Story
So the new iPad has come out, sending technophiles (which seems to be everybody these days) to the moon with glee. Combined with the recent news that Apple’s market capitalization recently broke the $500 billion mark, only the sixth company … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Corporate culture, Corporate successsion, Sports contracts
Tagged Andrew Luck, Apple, CEOs, corporate culture, Indianapolis Colts, iPad, Peyton Manning, salary cap, Steve Jobs, succession planning, Tim Cook
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Business Continuity vs. Employee Safety: An Easy Call
Goldman Sachs took some heat recently when it was reported that top-level executives told the company’s Japan-based employees not to leave the country, despite their concerns about radiation leaking from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. I should say, for … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Legal
Tagged business continuity, executives, Fukushima, Goldman Sachs, Japan, nuclear accident, radiation exposure
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