Joseph B. Alonso, a member of Brock Clay’s Litigation Practice Group, has a national practice litigating disputes over employee raiding, intellectual property, trade secrets and non-compete agreements in courts and arbitration. Experienced in technology, he regularly handles cases involving computer forensics and electronic theft claims. He also routinely represents financial advisors and financial services firms.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT HIGHLIGHTS

Mr. Alonso has won multiple, multi-million dollar awards for clients. Some of Mr. Alonso’s recent notable arbitration awards include:

• Successfully obtaining a multi-million dollar award for client:
  Lance R. Beck v. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, LLC, FINRA Case No. 08-02482.
  
  Obtaining a favorable result for a client:
  RBC Dain Rauscher v. Stephens, Inc., et al. FINRA Case No. 04-015322.
• Non-competes found unenforceable under Georgia law:
  Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. v. David W. Mulford, 2007 NASD Arb. LEXIS 1089, Case No. 06-03794. 
• Successfully resolving a dispute in clients’ favor and obtaining a U-5 expungement:
  Scott Macolino and Roger Shaffer v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 2005 NASD Arb. LEXIS 2661, Case No. 04-03671. 
• Obtaining a defense verdict for client:
  Marilyn Banks v. Morgan Stanley DW, Inc., 2005 NASD Arb. LEXIS 2270, Case No. 04-06440. 
• Obtaining a defense verdict for client:
  Thomas D. Johannson, Ann Tipton Johannson v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 2005 NASD Arb. LEXIS 1561, Case No. 03-03414.
• Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. v. Gary B. Meyers, 2004 NASD Arb. LEXIS 1701, Case No. 02-04113.
• Claudia Sitar v. Morgan Stanley DW, Inc., 2004 NASD Arb. LEXIS 1041, Case No. 02-03438.
  
  
• Obtaining verdict for client:
  Daniel J. Higgins v. Fahnestock & Co., f/k/a Josephthal & Co., Inc., 2003 NASD Arb. LEXIS 2158, Case No. 02-06856.

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Member, Judicial Procedure and Administrative Committee, State Bar of Georgia  (2009-2010)
• Participant, Young Lawyers Division Leadership Acadamy, State Bar of Georgia (2008)
• Past president, North Fulton Bar Association (2008-2009)   

 HONORS & AWARDS

• Member, Board of Directors, Child Development Association (2009-2010)