Areas of Practice
Hospitality & Service Industries
Douglas has worked with a number of restaurant chains on front of the house and back of the house issues. He recently defended a national chain in a class action alleging wage and hour violations. Douglas is also an invited speaker to National Restaurant Association HR Executive Study Group meetings and an active member of the Georgia Restaurant Association.

Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants
Douglas has extensive, nationwide experience in helping employers prepare restrictive covenants and developing protections for trade secrets in states such as California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas. In addition to such preventive steps, Douglas helps employers protect against unfair competition from former employees and prevent the misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information by seeking legal action to enforce agreements and prevent new employers from misappropriating information.

Professional Associations
American Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Global Alliance for Hospitality Attorneys
Georgia Restaurant Association
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce