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- Business DisputesAtlanta non-compete attorney Dave Roberts is an experienced and accomplished Georgia non-compete agreement lawyer whose practice involves the representation of clients in the areas of Georgia noncompete law (non-compete, non-solicitation, non-recruitment and non-disclosure agreements), employment contracts, trade secrets, sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation, employment related torts and general business contract disputes. Representing a wide array of clients in these areas of the law, Mr. Roberts brings a wealth of legal, practical and "street-smart" tools to the table when solving legal problems for his clients.
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- Unfair CompetitionWhile Mr. Roberts has nearly 18 years of private practice experience in many different areas of employment law, his Georgia non-compete law agreement practice is especially highly regarded and Mr. Roberts is known for his significant level of experience, expertise and courtroom abilities handling Georgia non-compete agreement and other unfair competition cases. Additionally, Mr. Roberts litigates, drafts and negotiates non-compete agreements in other jurisdictions as part of his broad employment law practice.
- Employment DiscriminationFrom 2005 - 2013, prior to becoming a named-partner at Hall, Arbery, Gilligan, Roberts ^ Shanlever, LLP, Mr. Roberts was the Managing Partner of The Roberts Firm, P.C. where he focused his practice in the areas of Georgia non-compete law, employment law and business litigation matters. Prior to founding his own firm, Mr. Roberts limited his practice to the representation of clients in Georgia non-compete law and employment discrimination matters as an attorney for Greenberg Traurig, one of the world's largest and most prestigious law firms. Mr. Roberts' Georgia non-compete agreement and employment discrimination practice at Greenberg Traurig included the representation of Fortune-500 companies nationally in matters relating to Georgia non-compete law and agreements and employment discrimination. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Mr. Roberts was an attorney at the Atlanta office of two of the top employment law firms in the nation - Fisher Phillips and Seyfarth Shaw. While at these firms, Mr. Roberts also practiced exclusively in the areas of Georgia non-compete law and employment discrimination. Mr. Roberts entered private practice in 1995 as an associate with the Tallahassee, Florida office of Broad and Cassel where he also practiced employment law. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Roberts gained significant jury-trial experience as an Assistant State Attorney in Tallahassee, Florida where he prosecuted drug-related offenses and other crimes.
- Employment ContractIn addition to our extensive Georgia non-compete practice, The Dave Allen Roberts represents employers in negotiating, drafting, interpreting, and litigating employment agreements and other aspects of employee-related contracts. We represent and counsel employers on a variety of employee contractual issues in addition to non-compete and other restrictive covenants including matters related to compensation, bonuses, duties, benefits, commissions, etc.
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- Non-compete AgreementMr. Roberts devotes a very large percentage of his practice to the representation of clients in the legal evaluation, litigation, drafting and negotiation of Georgia non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants. Georgia non-compete law has recently and dramatically changed and can be very technical and complex. Mr. Roberts has significant experience in this area and has been very successful assisting clients maneuver the litany of nuance associated with Georgia non-compete law – both under Georgia’s “old” non-compete common law and the recently enacted Restrictive Covenant Act which controls Georgia non-compete agreements entered into on or after May 11, 2011. Georgia employment non-compete lawyer Dave Roberts has nearly 18 years of experience in the area of Georgia non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants. In addition to his Georgia non-compete law practice, Mr. Roberts frequently represents clients in the Southeast and nationally in non-compete and other restrictive covenant matters. This website contains a full description of Mr. Roberts' Georgia non-compete law practice in addition to helpful information on some of the basics of Georgia non-compete law. Click here to learn more about Georgia non-compete law in the linked Non-Compete Q&A. TRADE SECRET LITIGATION
- Severance AgreementAtlanta employment contract and severance agreement attorney Dave Roberts' practice also includes the representation of clients in a wide variety of employment contract matters including the drafting, negotiation and litigations of Georgia employment contract issues and Georgia severance agreement matters. HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, RETALIATION AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT-RELATED CASES
- Sexual HarassmentIn addition to his extensive work in the areas of Georgia non-compete law and other Georgia employment contract, severance agreement and trade secret matters, Mr. Roberts has an extensive background in representing clients in a wide variety of sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation cases. Mr. Roberts has been very successful in securing favorable resolutions of employment cases in the areas of sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation. Mr. Roberts also represents clients in a broad range of other employment-related matters involving federal and state employment laws including wage and hour matters, employment-related torts and Georgia workplace violence issues. BUSINESS LITIGATION