In a recent decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals clarified two key issues under Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act. Whether a provision restricting the solicitation, recruitment or hiring of a company’s employees must have a territory; and Whether the authority to “modify” a covenant allows a court to add terms that are not present or whether the courts are limited to striking language that renders the covenant overbroad.

More specifically, in North American Senior Benefits, LLC v. Wimmer, […]

Arnold & Porter’s Jane Norberg was recently featured on the “Great Women in Compliance” podcast. With her extensive experience as a former Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Norberg discussed the SEC’s whistleblower program, its impact on corporations, and the challenges that compliance programs face in the current work environment.

During Norberg’s tenure, the whistleblower program saw a significant expansion in both the number of tips received […]