Lauren Ellerman

You found us – Virginia non-compete lawyers, or, an attorney who practices in Virginia and focus our practice on non-compete advice and litigation. But here is the kicker: we don’t work for big companies. We work for employees and small businesses; you know, the fine working men and women of the Commonwealth who…

I wrote a blog last week on fiduciary duty of employees which you should read. The basic conclusion of the post was simply this: employees should be careful because some seemingly harmless activities, could get them in court before a judge, being accused of breaching fiduciary duty of loyalty. I…

The law on non-competes in Virginia is not defined by statute, but rather common law, which means, case by case the body of law is created.That means, that the law is ever changing and not as Shakespeare says, “an ever- fixed mark.”So, with that, our analysis of non-compete cases change…

Hold on. Did you know you “owe your employer a duty of loyalty? A fiduciary duty of loyalty?” What is a “fiduciary duty?”Well, in Virginia, it is … ugh, when you ugh… don’t compete or umm… take business and stuff from your boss, and give it to well – someone…

Ok folks… Please use your brain.What you write, blog, tweet, and who you friend on facebook, or connect to on Linked In, is visible to the entire world. And sometimes, those friends, links, blogs and tweets will be used against you in Court.A Non-compete client “friended” me on facebook last…