Mr. Lasky has over 30 years of litigation experience and he has litigated a broad range of disputes, including:- Complex commercial cases- Shareholder commercial and partnership disputes- Disputes relating to the purchase and sale of businesses- Restrictive covenant and "garden leave" disputes- Breach of fiduciary duty and "mass exodus" claims- Disputes involving the protection and exploitation of trade secretsMr. Lasky also devotes a significant portion of his practice to advising executives and owners of the public relations, advertising, investment banking and e-commerce firms on their employment, shareholder, incentive compensation and related arrangements. He is a noted authority on the use and enforceability of various post-employment restrictions on competition and the movement of talent between competitive organizations.Mr. Lasky is frequently called upon to address and collaborate with the leading industry trade associations, including the Counselors Academy of the Public Relations Society of America and the American Marketing Association. He has served as General Counsel to the Council of Public Relations Firms since its formation in 1998 and has worked closely with them to spearhead the development of several areas, including:- Model agency/client agreements;- Employee confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements;- Incentive arrangements for key executives;- Non-disclosures agreements for use in connection with vendors, joint ventures and potential mergers and acquisitions;- Guidelines for handling client conflicts at public relations firms; and- Policies and practices for communication professionals to reduce potential exposure for "messenger liability," caused by the communication executive's role in the dissemination of false or misleading statements.