Trade Secrets & Employment

Fact Sheet

Experience

    • Guzik Technical Enterprises in a trade secret misappropriation, unjust enrichment, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty case against Keysight Technologies.
    • Proskauer in successfully obtaining a preliminary injunction enjoining the misappropriation of trade secrets by its former Chief Operating Officer.
    • Arcesium in a trade secret and breach of contract litigation dispute brought by SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. and its affiliate Advent Software.
    • JAB Holding Company, Pret Panera Holding Company and one of its senior executives in the successful dismissal of litigation in favor of arbitration arising from allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, and unjust enrichment as a result of the director’s former position at a rival company.
    • The Chair of the Board of a global healthcare management provider & biotechnology developer in a DOJ investigation of alleged trade secret and intellectual property theft.
    • BodyArmor Nutrition employee in defense of action to enforce non-compete contractual provisions.
    • Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice portfolio company, in a theft of trade secrets litigation.
    • Absolut Spirits in obtaining summary judgment dismissing trade secret and idea misappropriation claims relating to its sponsorship of a reality television show.
    • A real estate investment trust company in successfully enforcing non-compete obligations contained in employment agreements with former CEO and CIO.
    • Misys in obtaining summary judgment dismissing a federal lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act based on purported 9/11-related disabilities.
    • General Electric in defeating an application for a preliminary injunction and then obtaining summary judgment on all claims in an action seeking to prevent GE from hiring a competitor’s engineering and marketing executives.
    • Dealer Tire, in obtaining a court injunction to enforce restrictive covenant obligations of a former executive.
    • Carlyle Investment Management, in defeating applications for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction, and obtaining dismissal of underlying claims based on alleged breach of an NDA and misappropriation of a business concept.
    • Current and former corporate executives in DOJ, SEC and CFTC investigations involving allegations of securities fraud, theft of trade secrets and other matters.