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Experienced Title IX Defense Attorneys In today’s social climate, Title IX proceedings are often biased against male students who have been accused of sexual misconduct.  When this bias undermines the fairness of the Title IX proceedings and thereby has an impact on the student’s rights to equally access educational resources, then an actionable Title IX “reverse discrimination” claim (brought on the basis of gender discrimination) may arise. If you’ve been accused of Title IX sexual misconduct and are currently being investigated on that basis (or have already “lost” the underlying Title IX case and have had penalties imposed as a […]

Experienced Title IX Defense Lawyer If you or a loved one has been accused of sexual assault or sexual harassment in the school setting (including private universities), then the internal proceedings may come under the ambit of Title IX.  Though Title IX was originally intended as a safeguard against discrimination, it has expanded over the decades to protect the victims of sexual misconduct, giving them access to an institutional process through which to punish the perpetrator-student. Depending on the school and the nature of the problematic action, the Title IX dispute may give rise to a wide range of penalties, […]

Experienced Business Litigation Attorney in Alexandria, VA Many business owners are confused as to the legal protections granted to trade secrets, and whether their specific “secretive” information will be entitled to such protection.  Under the law, protected trade secrets may not be misappropriated by third-parties — should that happen, the business (that owns the trade secret) will have a right of action for damages. It’s important to recognize that a trade secret must meet the following criteria to entitle its owner to protection under the law: It must be economically advantageous; It must be confidential; and Reasonable efforts must have […]

Experienced Business Litigation Attorney in Alexandria, VA Businesses cannot always rely on patents or copyright to protect their intellectual property.  In some cases, information valuable to the company — perhaps even central to its business proposition — is kept shrouded in secrecy and protected.  Legally speaking, these protected secrets are referred to as “trade secrets.”  One popular example of a trade secret is the original Coca-Cola soda recipe.  If Coca-Cola did not exclusively control the recipe, then the value of their branded product would drop precipitously, as others could simply copy and reproduce their product. Fortunately, the law provides businesses […]