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Michael Elkon

Counsel, Fisher & Phillips LLP

Michael Elkon is Of Counsel in the Atlanta office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, one of the nation's leading labor and employment firms representing employers. He represents management in all areas of employment law in state and federal courts, as well as before state and federal agencies. Mr. Elkon specializes in matters concerning employee defection and recruitment, including litigating injunction and damages actions relating to covenants not to compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure provisions, unfair competition, employee raiding, trade secrets, the duty of loyalty, the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act and state computer protection statutes. Mr. Elkon has litigated dozens of employee defection and recruitment matters in numerous state and federal courts. In addition to litigating, he drafts restrictive covenants for numerous different types of agreements and counsels clients on protecting their confidential information and customer relationships, as well as recruiting talent. Mr. Elkon was selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers - Rising Stars every year since 2010. He also worked with the Georgia Legislature and appeared before its Judiciary Committee regarding the new Georgia non-compete statute (HB 173) in the 2009 Legislative Session. He received a bachelor of arts degree with highest distinction from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Mr. Elkon can be contacted at 404-240-5849 or [email protected]