Category Archives: Complaints Against Executives

What Execs Can Learn from the Clinton Email Scandal

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Joe Ahmad

It’s always a good time to learn from the misfortunes/bad judgment of others, and the Hillary Clinton email controversy seems as good an opportunity to do that as any.
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Don’t Underestimate Insider Trade Secret Theft

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Joe Ahmad

High-profile security breaches like the ones that targeted Sony, JP Morgan Chase and The Home Depot make major headlines and cause businesses to fear they’re going to lose all their trade secrets to a nefarious underworld of hackers. And while … Continue reading →

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Texas Monthly v. New York Times: Where are the damages?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Joe Ahmad

The Texas journalism world has been abuzz over a lawsuit filed by Texas Monthly magazine against The New York Times, over The Times‘ luring away of Texas Monthly editor in chief Jake Silverstein to serve as editor of The Times … Continue reading →

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Leaving But Not Yet Gone: Notes from the ABA’s Labor & Employment Midwinter Meeting

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Joe Ahmad

One of the perennial issues executive employment lawyers handle is what to do when an executive has accepted a job offer at a competitor but hasn’t left his or her current employer yet. As I found out last weekend when … Continue reading →

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A Ban on Noncompetes? Don’t Expect One in Texas

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Joe Ahmad

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has come out in support of banning covenants not to compete, claiming that they stifle innovation and send jobs and entrepreneurs fleeing to other states. He says companies would be protected against trade secret theft if … Continue reading →

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Senate Bill Could Encourage More Trade Secret Litigation

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Joe Ahmad

A bill that would fundamentally change the nature of trade secret litigation in Texas is quietly working its way through the Texas Legislature as we speak. Senate Bill 953, by Texas Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas), would adopt the Uniform Trade … Continue reading →

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Obama Signs Expansion of Trade Secret Law

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Joe Ahmad

Theft of trade secrets is a persistent issue in the executive suite, and the universe of possible violations recently expanded thanks to legislation signed into law by President Obama. According to a report in Security Management, The Theft of Trade … Continue reading →

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Former BBC Head’s Payout Adds to Network’s PR Woes

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Joe Ahmad

George Entwistle, the BBC’s former director general , resigned under fire recently over a two-pronged scandal involving the network’s handling of child abuse charges. The circumstances of the case are disturbing enough,but the BBC Trust, the broadcaster’s governing body, made it worse by giving Entwistle an overly generous payout when he left. That’s a blatant violation of Ahmad’s First Rule of Resigning Under Fire: Don’t let your severance package cause more troubles for you or your former employer.

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Trade Secret Theft Just As Problematic in Asia

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Joe Ahmad

The trade secret theft issues that plague U.S. companies are apparently just as bad in other countries, as a recently filed Japanese lawsuit illustrates. On October 25, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. sued its South Korean rival, Posco, and … Continue reading →

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Avoiding IP Theft On The Job

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Joe Ahmad

Most executives would never dream of stealing from their employers, but many put themselves at risk of being accused of that very thing in the course of their workday. Most such actions—such as emailing files to their personal email address … Continue reading →

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