Non-Competes, Trade Secrets & Employment Law

Aggressive and experienced representation for key employees, entrepreneurs and businesses.

For over 33 years, I have litigated in South Carolina state and federal courts — mostly focused on business torts and employment-related disputes. Today, my practice focuses on representing key employees, founders, entrepreneurs and South Carolina businesses in non-compete, non-solicitation, NDA, trade-secret and employment law litigation. Deploying technology, deep research platforms, and practical AI – as well as connections to a network of legal professionals — this practice can litigate against the large firms with big head-counts. By necessity, I can only take on a select number of new matters every year. This way, I can focus all our energy and experience on cases that are too important to lose. If your career or company is in the crosshairs of a restrictive covenant or trade-secret claim, I’m here for the hard cases.

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About Andy Arnold, P.C. Law Firm in Greenville

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Law Offices of W. Andrew Arnold, P.C. | Knowledgeable Employment Lawyer and Business Litigator

Noncompete Defense

Non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants are a threat to the livelihood of anyone who signs one. Most noncompete agreements are unfair, overly broad and of questionable enforceability. We help our clients beat their noncompete and pursue their greatest worth.

Law Offices of W. Andrew Arnold, P.C. | Experienced Employment Lawyer and Business Litigator

Trade Secrets

I defend executives, entrepreneurs, engineers, high-performing sales reps, businesses, and rising companies against overreaching trade secret claims under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act and South Carolina Trade Secrets Act.

Business Litigation

I represent both minority owners asserting oppression claims and majority owners defending against them in disputes involving South Carolina corporations and limited liability companies.

Employment Law

With 33 years of experience, Andy Arnold is a nationally recognized employment attorney who has successfully tried cases in state and federal court.

Our Process Every case is unique, but we always start with the same basic steps:

You Contact Our Office

The first step in our process is to contact our office by phone and to provide requested information. Also, you can fill out the website contact form. It is helpful if you provide enough information to inform us of the important facts about your legal matter.

We Review Your Case

Once we receive your form or the information taken during our brief intake call, we will begin to review your matter.D epending on the type of legal matter, we may schedule a consultation or we may begin with a quick email exchange. Of course, there will be be many matters for which we are not a good fit. On this situations, we try to provide you with helpful information or guidance to decide next steps. The employment intake form is the most detailed, and those matters are evaluated for consultation. Currently we are limited in the number of consultations we can offer. Our current consultation fee is $400.

Reply in Less than 48 Hours / Consultations

Almost always, you will receive a response in less than 48 hours (most of the time the same day). Most responses will be by email so we ask that you check your junk folder in case our reply was misidentified. You will hear back from us. Consultations currently are being offered via Teams (and Zoom upon request), athough in-person consultation are sometimes an option.

What Our Clients Are Saying Testimonials From the
People We’ve Served

Wyatt S.

We need more lawyers like Andy. He is a straight-shooter, but a shooter that has a precise shot. That is big time.

Bridget S.

Andy Arnold has wealth of knowledge and astute understanding of the law, but most importantly he is compassionate and caring. I could not recommend this firm more highly.

Kevin P.

Andy is great to work with. He is sharp and knows his trade well.

Craig R.

Andy is direct and to the point, not looking to run up frivolous hours. He will guide you through the legal process efficiently and effectively.

Why Choose the Law Office of Andy Arnold? Yours is the
Most Important Case

Experience

We have helped a lot of people and won some really tough trials over the years. Our team has learned some lessons the hard way but our clients are better served.

I got my start in employment litigation 33 years ago, but my experience grew to encompass several other areas. Over the last decade, I defended more and more noncompete cases and with them the trade secret claims which are standard operating procedure for the corporate bully or the entitled CEO. I also have also gained experience in shareholder oppression cases, and these three areas are enough to take up most of my practice. And that's fine by me.

Client Focus

We have the experience and capabilities of a large firm, but with the personal and responsive service of local advocates.

By limiting the number of cases we accept, we can put more of our time and energy into each case to get the result the client deserves.

Proven Results

Our proven ability to successfully litigate complex cases has caused us to be consistently recognized as a leading law firm by The U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” and Super Lawyers.

This is a distinction held by only the top 5% of attorneys in each state.

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