Non-Compete & Trade Secrets

Overview

Trade secrets can provide businesses with a powerful advantage, as they are no longer exclusively located in a vault or on a balance sheet—but in the cloud, on remote hard drives and international servers, and often in employees’ heads. Our team brings together a blend of legal experience, from trade secret lawyers and a deep understanding of the multifaceted aspects of trade secrets and proprietary information, transcending the conventional boundaries of mere "IP issues" or "employment matters." 

Our skilled team of attorneys encompasses a diverse range of specialties, including labor and employment, commercial law, data privacy, and intellectual property. We recognize that safeguarding trade secrets involves much more than conventional legal matters; it's about ensuring the competitive edge and core assets of your business remain protected in the modern digital era.

We know the trade secret laws, including the varied approaches states take with respect to enforcement of confidentiality, non-solicit and non-compete agreements, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Representative Experience

• CVS Caremark: Represented the retail and healthcare company in a non-compete dispute involving a former executive who joined Amazon’s mail-order drug unit. We successfully secured a preliminary injunction blocking the former executive from working for Amazon’s Pillpack.
• VeriFone: Defended the electronic payment transactions company in an action alleging misappropriation of trade secrets involving pay-at-table software solutions for real-time communication via Wi-Fi networks for credit card terminals and point-of-sale systems. The case settled.
• W.B. Mason: Defended the business products company and its employees in numerous federal lawsuits filed by one of the largest suppliers of office products and services, alleging breach of non-compete agreements and misappropriation of trade secret and confidential information.

Recognition

• Recommended in The Legal 500 United States for Trade Secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters) (2013–2023)