Benjamin I. "Ben" Fink
3475 Piedmont Road, Suite 1100 Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Firm:
Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.
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Overview
Benjamin I. Fink, a shareholder in Berman Fink Van Horn P.C., concentrates his practice in business and employment litigation with a particular emphasis on non-compete, trade secret and other competition-related disputes.With nearly 30 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. He has also handled disputes in arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Ben’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. Ben also represents parties in 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, Stored Communications Act claims and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims.Ben also represents 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. He is experienced in helping draft agreements that can be instrumental in protecting the competitive edge of his client’s businesses and avoiding unfair competition, including non-competition, non-solicitation, non-recruitment, confidentiality and trade secret agreements and computer use provisions.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 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 legislation.In 2017, Ben was invited to attend the Inaugural Sedona Conference on Developing Best Practices for Trade Secret Issues, an invitation-only group of thought leaders in trade secret law. Today, Ben serves on Sedona Working Group 12 on trade secrets. Ben 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. He co-authored a chapter on Restrictive Covenant Litigation for Georgia Business Litigation, a book published in 2013 by Daily Report Books, a division of ALM Media, LLC. He also co-authored a Practice Note on Georgia Confidentiality, Nondisclosure and Non-Solicitation for Thomson Reuters Practical Law.Since 2005, Ben has been named a Super Lawyer in Atlanta Magazine for his work in Employment/Business Litigation and he has been selected by Georgia Trend magazine as one of Georgia’s Legal Elite since 2012. Since 2013, Ben has been named a Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyer and selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2015 - present).A member of the Labor and Employment Section Board of Directors of the Atlanta Bar Association from 2011 to 2019, Ben served as its Chair from 2014-2015. Since 1999, Ben has served on the board of Conexx: America Israel Business Connector. He served as Chair of the Conexx Board (2015-2017) and continues to serve on its Executive Committee. Ben is also involved with his university alumni organizations, including Duke University's Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee (2000 - present) and Atlanta Regional Alumni Board; and the alumni board of Emory Law School (2015 - present). In 2019, Ben was named President - Elect of the Alumni Board of Emory Law School.After graduating from Duke University, Ben obtained his law degree from the Emory University School of Law and has lived in Atlanta since 1989. Ben is married to Robin Young Fink and has two children. When not practicing law, Ben enjoys kayaking, bicycling, playing golf and being an enthusiastic spectator at his children's various athletic and recreational activities.
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Bar Admissions
New Jersey
Admitted in 1993
Georgia
Admitted in 1992
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Admitted in 1992
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Admitted in 1992
United States District Court
Admitted in 1992
United States Supreme Court
Admitted in 1992
Awards
Litigation - Labor and Employment, Atlanta (2021)
- Ben was invited to attend the Inaugural Sedona Conference on Developing Best Practices for Trade Secret Issues. Attendance is by invitation only for approximately 75 thought leaders in trade secrets law. (December 2017). Every year, Ben has continued to attend the invitation-only meeting of the Sedona Conference Working Group 12 on Trade Secret Issues. He is currently serving on the drafting team for "Protecting Trade Secrets in Litigation About Them."
- Ben received the Atlanta Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award for demonstrating outstanding service as chair of the labor and employment law section. Ben helped conceive an anniversary event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights bill (May 2015).
- Ben has been named a Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyer (2013-present).
- Ben has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2015 – present).
Ben has been selected annually as a Georgia “Super Lawyer” by Atlanta Magazine based on research and surveys conducted by Law and Politics Media (2005 – present).
- Based upon peer recommendations, Ben has been selected as one of Georgia Trends’s Legal Elite, Georgia Trend Magazine (2011-present).
- Ben has been selected for the Super Lawyers Business Edition for his work in Employment & Labor (2012-present).
- Ben has been awarded an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell in the areas of ethical standards and legal ability.
- Ben was named 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Labor and Employment in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021.
Organizations & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Labor and Employment Section
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Trade Secrets Committee; Legislative Sub-Committee (Past Chair & Vice Chair)
Atlanta Bar Association
Lifetime Fellow, Atlanta Bar Foundation; Labor & Employment Section, Board of Directors; Litigation Section; Intellectual Property Law Section
Conexx: America Israel Business Connector
Past Chair
Dekalb Bar Association
Duke University Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee
Member
Emory Law Alumni Board
Federal Bar Association
Georgia Supreme Court
Appointed by Georgia Supreme Court as Mentor for Transition into Law Practice Program
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Litigation Counsel of America (Honorary Society)
State Bar of Georgia
Business Law & Labor & Employment Sections; Special committee to provide legal research services to members of the Georgia General Assembly in connection with their study of possible legislation in the area of restrictive employment covenants.
Education
Emory University, J.D.
Graduated 1992
Duke University, B.A.
Graduated 1989
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (404) 261-7711
3475 Piedmont Road, Suite 1100
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
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