Trade Secret and Unfair Competition
We represent clients in actions involving unfair trade practices, unfair competition, and violations of non-competition and nondisclosure agreements. We also advise clients on the preparation and negotiation of nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements, and we represent clients in trade secret misappropriation disputes and litigation.
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Successful defense of Korean MMORPG game developer in trade secrets and copyright claims. Matter settled on favorable terms.
Successfully obtained a preliminary injunction for our client, a leading provider of specialty tax software, to prevent a competitor from misappropriating our client’s trade secrets, using our client’s software to check the accuracy of its own computer programs, and interfering or causing others to interfere with our client’s contractual relationships.
Successful defense of departing employees from major public consulting company against claims of misappropriation of trade secret, breach of restrictive covenant and breach of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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Represented principals of financial service consulting firm in action based on alleged raiding of employees and clients. Action settled on very favorable terms that permitted our client’s firm to continue servicing its clients and following its growth plan.
Successfully defended a celebrity designer against claims that he violated a purported non-competition agreement.
Loïc Henriot et Magalie Jullien discutent la nouvelle loi française sur la protection du secret des affaires dans leur derniere C&G Client Alert.
(Loïc Henriot and Magalie Jullien review the new French law regarding the protection of trade secrets in their latest C&G Client Alert.)