Joel D. Bush

Joel D. Bush

Joel Bush joined the firm in September 1993. His practice is concentrated in the area of complex commercial litigation, with particular emphasis in information technology and software disputes, trade secrets, business torts, restrictive covenant, and technology license disputes. He has particular experience in litigating disputes arising out of computer hardware installations, software implementations, network design projects, and other technology implementations. As a law student he authored "Congressional-Executive Information Access Disputes: Legal Standards and Political Settlements," published in the Summer 1993 issue of the Journal of Law and Politics.

Selected Experience

· Represents software vendors in litigation arising from implementations and license disputes.

· Represents software and technology customers in claims against vendors based on fraud, breach of contract, and negligence and arising out of implementation problems, network design issues, and systems compatibility problems.

· Represents employers and employees in disputes arising out of restrictive covenant agreements.

· Represents commercial parties in contract, indemnity, and related claims.

· Represents a broad range of clients in pre-litigation dispute analysis and strategy development.

· Other substantive litigation experience includes antitrust, intellectual property (patent and trademark), and disputes arising out of Internet activities.

Background

· Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

· Before attending law school, Mr. Bush worked on Capitol Hill as the Legislative Director for a member of Congress.

· AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.