On its face, whether to include a binding arbitration clause may seem like the least important aspect of the big contract you have asked your attorney to consider. While it might not be the most important aspect of the deal, an arbitration clause at least warrants a brief discussion with couns...
Chaparlaw Attorney Rebecca Strickland recently was a featured speaker at Emory University's School of Law. Along with two other noted women lawyers, she spoke regarding how attorneys are "Navigating the Economic Downturn."...
Practically anyone with Internet access can post a comment on a web page. Anonymous web posting promotes the free exchange of ideas and opinions. When clients of The Chapar Firm posted true comments on line, a plaintiff filed a lawsuit and had the court issued subpoenas to the web site operator to...
Attorneys Chapar and Strickland secured the dismissal of a case filed in Georgia against a foreign corporation, due to lack of personal jurisdiction. The case was filed against a foreign sub-distributor, the Firm's client.
The plaintiff, a foreign distributor, sued the foreign sub-d...
Our counsel, Attorney Salomon Hazday, continues to provide assistance to the Firm’s clients with in business transactions of all types. Notably, he offers special experience with Latin American transactions. He has built upon his significant experience handling technology deals throughout Sout...
The Chapar Firm routinely drafts and edits employment contracts which set forth restrictions on the employee after the employment ends and has also litigated numerous cases implicating the rights of employees who, following voluntary or involuntary departures, begin to work for competitors.Under cur...
In an effort to reduce the number of identify thefts in this Country, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has implemented the “Red Flags Rule” which will affect nearly every business. This article contains guidelines regarding the applicability of the Red Flags Rule. The Chapar Firm wou...
The firm represents a client in a breach of contract action. The Trial Court granted summary judgment to the plaintiff, finding that there was no jury question regarding the alleged contract breach. However, the Firm appealed, and urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to find that the client had a ...
Attorneys Chapar and Strickland recently obtained a directed verdict in a jury trial in the Northern District of Georgia for a long term client. Our client had been sued by an out of state entity that sought significant damages arising out of a business transaction. Our client maintained from th...
The firm represented management in a lawsuit brought by a minority shareholder. The firm secured dismissal of numerous claims though a motion to dismiss, and the entire case by a motion for summary judgment. The shareholder appealed, but the case was affirmed by the Georgia Court of Appeals in LEV...
