Joseph M. English

Partner

Profile

Joe English works in close partnership with his clients to provide practical and cost-effective business solutions to employment law issues. Mr. English has earned a reputation as a trusted counselor for his business clients, providing day-to-day advice on general employment-related matters, including risk management and preventative practices. When clients are faced with a legal claim arising from employment practices, he is an effective advocate for management, regularly defending employers in employment litigation and arbitration cases.

Mr. English enjoys working with early-stage and fast-growth companies, helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses while developing best practices and legal safeguards in employment and related areas. At the same time, he regularly partners with human resources professionals and in-house attorneys at more established employers, assisting them in remaining legally compliant despite an ever-changing landscape of laws and regulations at the federal, state, and local levels.

Affiliations

Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC)
Georgia River Network, Board Member, 2021-present
Golf for the Kids benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Advisory Board Member, 2015-present
Kennesaw State University, Shore Center for Entrepreneurship, Advisory Board Member, 2015-2019
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Manna Fund, Board Member, 2013-2016
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, Board Member, 2009-2011

Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America®, 2015-2023
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Georgia Super Lawyers, 2014-2023
Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite, Labor & Employment, 2012

Industries

Employment
Labor Litigation

Bar Admissions

Georgia

Education

The Catholic University Columbus School of Law, JD, 1988
University of Scranton, BS, 1985

My Insights

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Colorado Passes Nation’s First Comprehensive AI Bill, Waits for Governor’s Signature

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AI Increasingly Part of Disclosures for Securities Law Purposes

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CISA To Propose Cyber Incident Reporting Rules that Will Affect Healthcare

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Is 2024 the Year for a Federal Privacy Bill?

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FTC Order Likely to Prohibit Healthcare Tech Company From Using Customer Data for Machine Learning

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