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Category Archives: Confidential Information
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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When it Comes to Lawyers and Allegiances, Execs Should Look Out for No. 1
Embattled former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes learned an inconvenient truth when it comes to allegiances between outside law firms, their corporate clients and individuals on the executive team. In pretrial wrangling before the August 31 start of her federal criminal … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Executive contracts
Tagged attorney-client privilege, CEOs, complaints against executives, confidentiality agreements, Elizabeth Holmes
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Unexpected Consequences from the Pandemic Shutdown – A Spike in Whistleblower Complaints
There’s a curious byproduct from the COVID-19 economic crisis and business shutdown – a sharp increase in SEC whistleblower complaints and lawsuits filed by workers against employers. From mid-March to mid-May, the SEC reported approximately 4,000 whistleblower complaints, a 35 … Continue reading
Posted in Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Dodd-Frank, Whistleblowers
Tagged Dodd-Frank, whistleblowers, whistleblowing
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Texas Appellate Court Goes the Extra Mile (literally) in Non-Compete Dispute, Expands Geographic Scope of Injunction
An appellate ruling from the Dallas Fifth Court of Appeals in January is an important read for those who closely follow Texas non-compete litigation. The opinion in Richard Gehrke and Pacific Companies Inc. v Merritt Hawkins and Associates is a rare example … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Confidential Information, Covenants Not to Compete, Trade Secrets
Tagged covenant not to compete, Joe Ahmad, non-compete agreements, trade secrets
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For Execs Confronting Extortion Shakedowns, Few Reasons to Participate
A juicy corporate scandal has a unique ability to wipe away billions from a corporation’s market cap with frightening speed, so it’s no wonder that executives are prone to quake when faced with the prospect of responding to the threat … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Executive contracts, Executive Management Style, Whistleblowers
Tagged Amazon, Avenatti, CEO, CEOs, confidentiality agreements, executive contracts, extortion, Joe Ahmad, Nike
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C-Suite Lessons from Ghosn’s Nissan Ouster
For Carlos Ghosn – one of the highest-flying chief executives in the world (literally) – home has been a 50-square-foot cell since Japanese authorities announced a series of vague allegations against him for underreporting his compensation and misusing company property. … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Corporate culture, Criminal Prosecutions, Executive Compensation, Fraud
Tagged CEO, CEOs, employment, executive, executive compensation, executive contracts, executive employment, executive employment lawyer, executives, Joe Ahmad
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Dating App Execs Make Failed Tinder-Bumble Merger Personal
A nasty court fight unfolding between Texas-based dating apps Tinder and Bumble has all of the elements of a soap opera drama – romance, unfaithfulness, intrigue and, of course, revenge. The mess began just four years ago with a bitter … Continue reading
Posted in Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Covenants Not to Compete, Executive Management Style, Social Media, Trade Secrets, Workplace Romances
Tagged Bumble, covenant not to compete, employment, executive contracts, Joe Ahmad, Joseph Ahmad, Tinder, workplace romance
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Trump-Daniels Affair Exposes Inherent Legal Challenges with Hush Agreements
There are plenty of clues that the so-called “hush agreement” between Donald Trump and porn actress Stormy Daniels (née Stephanie Clifford) was hastily crafted and poorly thought out. Executed just days before the 2016, the non-disparagement agreement has a wealth … Continue reading
Posted in Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Corporate culture, Legal, Litigation, Workplace Romances
Tagged confidentiality agreements, contracts, hush agreements, Joe Ahmad, legal, litigation
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As Date Nears for Google v. Uber Trade Secret Trial, Uber Insiders Describe Culture of Espionage and Secrecy
In the year since Google’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary Waymo first leveled allegations that Uber had poached star engineer Anthony Levandowski knowing that he was bringing a raft of stolen trade secrets with him, the contentious litigation has consistently revealed new … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Corporate culture, Criminal Prosecutions, Defend Trade Secrets Act, Litigation, Trade Secrets
Tagged confidentiality agreements, corporate culture, covenant not to compete, executive compensation, executive contracts, executive employment, Joe Ahmad, Joseph Ahmad, legal, trade secret, trade secrets
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Errant Email Steers Uber into Trade Secret Trouble
It’s too early to know the degree of vetting that occurred before Uber handed Anthony Levandowski nearly $700 million for his fledgling autonomous truck company named Otto and brought him aboard to lead Uber’s self-driving vehicle division. A high-profile trade … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Confidential Information, Corporate culture, Defend Trade Secrets Act, Trade Secrets
Tagged CEOs, employment, executive, Google, Joe Ahmad, trade secret, Uber
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