Neal Weinrich knows noncompetes and trade secrets inside and out. A shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn, Neal counsels clients in all industries on matters involving restrictive covenants, trade secrets and other competition-related issues.
Neal represents employers and employees, as both plaintiffs and defendants, in disputes involving noncompetes, customer nonsolicits, nonrecruits, and nondisclosure covenants. He represents clients in noncompete disputes throughout Georgia and in jurisdictions across the country.
Neal also litigates competition-related cases involving various other claims, including tortious interference with business, contractual and/or employment relations, breach of fiduciary duty and/or duty of loyalty, deceptive trade practices, defamation, and violations of the Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and/or violations of the Stored Communications Act.
Neal also handles a variety of other business-related matters, including complex commercial litigation and contract disputes and cases involving business torts, partnership or shareholder disagreements and executive compensation disputes.
Neal is a graduate of Emory University School of Law and received his Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University.
An avid Atlanta Falcons fan, Neal also enjoys running road races, playing tennis, golfing, traveling and spending time with his wife and two sons, and their family dog, Sutton.
Practice Areas:
Business litigation, Noncompete/Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment, Executive Employment & Severance, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Presentations:
- On April 20, 2023, Neal presented, “The FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: Everything You Need to Know” to business clients of an Atlanta wealth management firm.
- On March 23, 2023, Neal served as moderator of “Everything You Need to Know About The Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Noncompete Ban” at the Atlanta Bar Association’s Advanced Employment Law CLE.
- On February 2023, Neal co-presented “The FTC Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: What You Need to do Now” to the Association of Corporate Counsel Georgia Chapter. He also presented this topic during a BFV Lunch & Learn to clients and other legal and business professionals.
- On January 12, 2023, Neal co-presented on trade secrets at the State Bar of Georgia’s Midyear Meeting, “Trademarks and Trade Secrets Aren’t Just Federal: A Review of Georgia State Laws and Cases.”
- In January 2023, Neal presented to students in the Georgia Tech Master of Science in Quantitative and Computational Finance program on reviewing and signing employment offers.
- On December 8, 2022, Neal co-presented a “Legislative Update,” including participating on a panel discussion, at the 2022 AIPLA Trade Secret Summit in Miami.
- On November 16, 2022, Neal presented “Keep your Competitive Edge & Protect your Practice from Unfair Competition and Trade Secret Theft” at the North Fulton Medical Group Management Association meeting.
- On October 14, 2022, Neal served as a moderator at the Atlanta Bar Association meeting (Litigation and Labor & Employment Law sections), “Advancing the Law | Noncompetes & Other Restrictive Covenants – Changing Tides.”
- On October 12, 2022, Neal co-presented “Non-Compete Agreement Trends and Discussion” at the National Employment Lawyers Association Georgia Annual CLE Seminar.
- On August 31, 2022, Neal served as co-chair for the State Bar of Georgia/Institute of Continuing Legal Education program, “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets.” He also presented “Trade Secrets, Confidential Information and Computer Fraud & Abuse.”
- On April 28, 2022, Neal moderated an Atlanta Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section webinar titled “The Great Resignation.”
- On July 13, 2021, Neal moderated a State Bar of Georgia/Trade Secret Committee program, “Entry into an Intentional World: The Civil Trade Secret Case Morphs Into a Criminal Trade Secret Case.”
Publications
- Co-Author, “Restrictive Covenant Litigation” chapter in Georgia Business Litigation, 2024 Daily Report Books, a division of ALM Media, LLC (2024)
- Quoted in Life Annuity Specialist, “FTC Proposal Would Get Rid of Insurers’ Noncompete Clauses,” (subscription required), January 9, 2023
- Quoted in The Wall Street Journal, “FTC Proposes Banning Noncompete Clauses for Workers” (subscription required), January 5, 2023
- “Nearly a Decade Later: Surveying Georgia’s “New” Noncompete Law,” Georgia Bar Journal, October 2020
- Featured in Atlanta Legal Aid’s “Volunteer Spotlight,” October 2018
Community
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
- Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta