Trade Secret Litigation
We initiate and defend trade secret claims across the country
Our attorneys have initiated and defended some of the highest-profile trade secret claims in the country, including those resulting from former vendors, spurned business partners, and employee mobility. We move rapidly to investigate the allegations, leveraging your resources and our favored forensic consultants to uncover the truth. We also initiate or respond to cease-and-desist requests, seek and obtain assurances, and initiate or defend early injunction hearings that often resolve these cases. Should a quick resolution prove elusive, we excel at initiate and defend litigation across the country and arbitrations worldwide.
We also provide the following related services:
Forensic Investigations
Time is of the essence. We work with forensic investigators to uncover and analyze evidence of misappropriation from former employees, unscrupulous vendors, and corporate spies. We help you analyze those results to identify trade secrets and confidential information that may have been taken and establish your legal rights.
Planning & Policies
Certain aspects of your business are best kept secret. We can help you formulate policies and procedures to help protect your critical know-how, by implementing procedural and physical safeguards, employee contracts and agreements, policies concerning NDA execution and auditing, and developing robust enforcement practices.
Representative Matters
Silicon Space Technologies v. eSilicon Corp. Represented Silicon Space Technologies in trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement cases, which settled favorably for our client as the trade secret case was being prepped for trial.
The Whipsaw Group v. Network Appliance Corp. Represented NetApp in a trade secret misappropriation case in which Defendants alleged that NetApp misappropriated the idea for its flagship product from plaintiff’s business plan. Case settled very favorably to NetApp after summary judgment hearing.
Carolina Coupon Clearing, Inc. (“Inmar”) v. Cardinal Health. Represented Inmar in a trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, fraud, and unfair competition case in the Middle District of North Carolina.
Seagate Technology LLC v. Western Digital Corp. Represented Seagate in trade secret misappropriation action involving theft of trade secrets by former employee and use by competitor. Helped expose cover-up and fabrication of evidence leading to an arbitration award in excess of $500 million, which the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld on appeal.
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