Biography

Mr. Elkon is an associate in the Atlanta office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP and is a member of the litigation and labor and employment practice groups. His primary focus is on commercial litigation. He has significant expertise in assisting clients in securing and protecting their valuable proprietary information, including investigation of potential theft or misuse of client trade secrets and confidential information. Mr. Elkon also has experience in drafting and interpreting non-competition, customer non-solicitation, employee non-solicitation and non-disclosure covenants, as well as in obtaining and defending against temporary retaining orders, preliminary and permanent injunctions and declaratory judgments on these issues. He also has litigated actions involving business torts, unfair trade practices, slander and defamation.

Mr. Elkon also has experience in a variety of legal areas relating to employment, including discrimination, harassment and retaliation actions under federal and state law, Family and Medical Leave Act actions, Fair Labor Standards Act actions, employee benefits litigation under ERISA, the Americans with Disabilities Act actions and various state law actions. He has also advised clients in response to their concerns about various issues that arise in the workplace.

Education

J.D., University of Virginia (2000)

Virginia Tax Review (1998 - 2000)

B.A., University of Michigan, with high distinction (1997)

Admissions

• Georgia

Courts

• Georgia Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia