Tag Archives: Joe Ahmad

Paxton and Succession – What if you are the coup target?

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Joe Ahmad

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 , | Leave a comment

FTC Non-Compete Rule Change Could Boost Wages and Innovation

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Joe Ahmad

In April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed comments on a proposed rule change that would drastically limit employers’ uses and abuses of non-compete agreements in employee contracts.  When the FTC announced the proposed rule change its press release suggested … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-Competes, Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on FTC Non-Compete Rule Change Could Boost Wages and Innovation

Unjust Accusations Against Doctor Highlight a Pervasive Prejudice

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Joe Ahmad

I’m proud to be able to help Dr. Hasan Gokal start down the road toward justice and begin putting his life back together. The damage he suffered to his reputation and the injustice he experienced shine a light on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate culture, Criminal Prosecutions, Discrimination | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Unjust Accusations Against Doctor Highlight a Pervasive Prejudice

Texas Appellate Court Goes the Extra Mile (literally) in Non-Compete Dispute, Expands Geographic Scope of Injunction

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Joe Ahmad

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 , , , | Comments Off on Texas Appellate Court Goes the Extra Mile (literally) in Non-Compete Dispute, Expands Geographic Scope of Injunction

Treatment of Trump-Ukraine Informer Could Have Chilling Effect on Corporate Whistleblowers 

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Joe Ahmad

Whistleblowers have a variety of understandable reasons for bravely coming forward – but winning a popularity contest is rarely one of them. After all, they are typically corporate or government insiders alleging fraud and wrongdoing, which tends to render them vulnerable … Continue reading →

Posted in Dodd-Frank, Fiduciary Duty, Legal, Litigation, Sarbanes-Oxley, Whistleblowers | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Treatment of Trump-Ukraine Informer Could Have Chilling Effect on Corporate Whistleblowers 

Backlash Builds for Noncompetes

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Joe Ahmad

For a generation of workers, noncompete agreements have steadily crept into more and more facets of the working world to the point that even low- and middle-wage earners are increasingly being asked to sign the agreements as a condition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Covenants Not to Compete, Non-Competes, Restraint of trade, Retention agreements, Severance Packages, Uniform Trade Secrets Act | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Backlash Builds for Noncompetes

For Execs Confronting Extortion Shakedowns, Few Reasons to Participate

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Joe Ahmad

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 , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on For Execs Confronting Extortion Shakedowns, Few Reasons to Participate

For Politicians and Business Leaders, Dusty Yearbooks Hide Ticking Time Bomb

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Joe Ahmad

A cascade of yearbook scandals and confessions of disreputable behavior is sending quakes through Virginia political circles and beyond after decades-old yearbooks surfaced with references to racial slurs, images of students in blackface and other behavior unbecoming of those in … Continue reading →

Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Corporate culture, Criminal Background Checks, Executive contracts, Executive Management Style, Legal, Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on For Politicians and Business Leaders, Dusty Yearbooks Hide Ticking Time Bomb

C-Suite Lessons from Ghosn’s Nissan Ouster

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Joe Ahmad

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 , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on C-Suite Lessons from Ghosn’s Nissan Ouster

Whistleblowers Receive Whopper Payouts as SEC Proposes New Rules to Limit Future Awards

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Joe Ahmad

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 , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Whistleblowers Receive Whopper Payouts as SEC Proposes New Rules to Limit Future Awards