Bio

Joel Bush concentrates his practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on information technology and software disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, commercial contracts, business torts, restrictive covenant, and technology license disputes. Mr. Bush has litigated disputes arising out of computer hardware installations, software implementations, network design projects, and other technology implementations. Mr. Bush has handled many disputes involving technology or software matters, including claims arising out of technology implementation projects for ERP, CRM, supply chain, data processing, inventory control, human resource automations, transportation automations, point of sale, logistics, demand response, and storage and systems management functionalities. He has represented both customers and vendors in these disputes, and with roughly equal experience on both sides. Mr. Bush regularly represents software and technology companies in claims based on fraud, breach of contract, and negligence arising out of implementation problems, network design issues, software performance, and system compatibility problems. He has represented employers and employees in disputes arising out of restrictive covenant agreements. Mr. Bush routinely litigates trade secret disputes and he has particular experience in trade secret claims arising out of software development. Mr. Bush also represents commercial parties in contract, indemnity, and related claims. He has appeared in federal and state courts and is also experienced in arbitration. Mr. Bush joined the firm in 1993. Mr. Bush has been recognized as a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in General Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine. He was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in 2017 and 2018 for Technology Law, in 2019 and 2020 for Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Technology Law, in 2021 for Commercial Litigation, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Technology Law, and in 2022 and 2023 for Commercial Litigation, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation, and Technology Law. Mr. Bush was listed in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of General Commercial Litigation. He was recommended by Legal 500 US in 2015, 2016 and 2017 for Trade Secrets Litigation. Mr. Bush was named to Georgia Trend's "Legal Elite" in 2013 for General Practice and is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*