Trade secrets are prized assets that encompass an enormous variety of confidential information critical to a company’s competitive advantage, reputation and brand. Given today’s highly mobile workforce, complications arising when businesses jointly develop trade secret information and the increased ease with which trade secrets may be misappropriated, companies must take appropriate steps to protect their proprietary information.
McDermott’s experienced trade secret lawyers work with clients in virtually every industry—from technology to life sciences, manufacturing, financial services and entertainment—to protect their confidential data. We help ensure that your trade secrets are protected from an opponent’s grasp. When disputes arise, we swiftly pursue appropriate action, whether that involves emergency provisional relief, critical motion practice or going to trial.
Since the enactment of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) in 2016, there has been an uptick in lawsuits involving the protection and enforcement of trade secrets in the United States. And trade secrets are increasingly important internationally—the EU has introduced its Trade Secrets Directive and Japan, Russia, China and other countries have adopted similar laws to protect trade secrets. Our lawyers are well-versed in these newly adopted laws, as well as more traditional laws developed under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and related federal statutes such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Economic Espionage Act.
Our lawyers have litigated and won hundreds of trade secret lawsuits and disputes over the past 25 years, in state and federal courts throughout the United States, as well as before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and several international tribunals. Many of our lawyers have technical backgrounds and prior government service; we draw on this experience to create tailor-made remedies that minimize legal and business risks.
We provide guidance on trade secret protection, unfair competition, confidentiality agreements, non-compete agreements, preventing misuse or improper disclosure of former employers’ trade secrets, regulatory compliance and defending against economic espionage. We advise clients on the implications of antitrust and competition, employment, international trade, data privacy and other laws and regulations on the development and protection of trade secrets. Our lawyers also help clients address trade secret issues that arise in the context of business acquisitions, divestitures and other transactions.
We have designed numerous trade secret protection programs from scratch and use this knowledge to advise on industry-specific best practices, improve existing company protocols, develop and implement procedures to avoid breaches of confidentiality when handling third-party IP and ensure clear ownership of jointly developed information and assets.
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