Ben also served as a member of the State Bar of Georgia Special Legislative Study Committee on Restrictive Covenants which served as a resource for the Georgia Legislature as it considered the legislation.īen is experienced in drafting agreements that can be instrumental in protecting the competitive edge of his client's businesses and in avoiding unfair competition, including agreements containing non-competition, non-solicitation, non-recruitment, confidentiality and trade secrets and computer use provisions.īen is a well-respected writer and lectures regularly on non-competes, trade secrets and related topics, as well as other topics involving competition-related legal issues and other legal issues facing businesses. Given his extensive experience in the area of non-competes, Ben testified before a joint committee of the Georgia House and Senate tasked with studying proposed legislation relating to restrictive covenant agreements.

He has also handled disputes in arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).īen's non-compete and unfair competition practice includes representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in disputes involving non-compete, non-solicitation of customers, non-recruitment of employees and non-disclosure/confidential information agreements as well as disputes involving trade secrets, tortious interference with business and contractual relations, breach of fiduciary duty and/or duty of loyalty, unfair and deceptive trade practices, business defamation, trade name and trade dress infringement, Computer Systems Protection Act violations, Economic Espionage Act/Defend Trade Secrets Act claims, Electronic Communications Privacy Act claims, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claims and Stored Communications Act claims.īen also represents both plaintiffs and defendants in all types of other business and commercial disputes including contract disputes, business torts, partnership, shareholder and other internal corporate disputes, shareholder derivative lawsuits and securities fraud claims. With nearly 25 years in practice, Ben has handled cases in Georgia's state and federal courts as well as state and federal courts in more than 15 other states.

Of the elected members, there shall be a President, Vice President, Treasurer and seven senators.Ben Fink, a shareholder in Berman Fink Van Horn P.C., concentrates his practice in business and commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on non-compete, trade secret and other competition-related disputes. Each Class Congress consists of ten elected student members to represent and voice the opinions of the class. The purpose of each Class Congress is to identify and address issues that pertain to each class year, promote class unity and uphold traditions.

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