Protecting Your Intellectual Property

Last week on #GathingsBizTalk Gathings Law Co-founder and Senior Partner, Lloyd Gathings, talked about the importance of protecting your intellectual property. Obtaining trademarks and copyrights for your work is extremely important. When you develop a new product or a new computer program, it’s very exciting and you’re eager to put it out there and testContinue reading “Protecting Your Intellectual Property”

Arbitration, What You Need To Know

This week on #GathingsBizTalk, Gathings Law Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Lloyd Gathings, is talking about what you need to know about arbitration. First and foremost, arbitration is when an unbiased third party is brought into a business disagreement to make a decision for the two parties as a form of alternative dispute resolution. It’s veryContinue reading “Arbitration, What You Need To Know”

Cyber Security on Cyber Monday

Retail sales were down from last year on Black Friday.  The expectations are high that Cyber Monday’s numbers will be up from last year.  But what should we expect about Cyber Security on Cyber Monday? We all like to think that the large retailers will have adequate security for our on-line purchases and to guardContinue reading “Cyber Security on Cyber Monday”

Small Businesses Injured by Predatory, Fraudulent Banking

My law practice recently has been very busy representing small businesses against banks for predatory lending and fraudulent conduct. The banks involved have been in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and are mostly your lesser known banks. Most of the relationships began during the pre-rescession days, turned even worse during the rescission, and resulted in millionsContinue reading “Small Businesses Injured by Predatory, Fraudulent Banking”