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Trade Secrets Litigation: 2023 Update

18/03/2025despair

Thomson Reuters Practical Law has released the 2023 update to “Trade Secrets Litigation,” co-authored by our colleague Peter A. Steinmeyer.

Following is an excerpt (see below to download the full article in PDF format):

Trade secrets are often an employer’s most valuable assets. When an employee or former employee misappropriates an employer’s trade secrets, the employer frequently initiates litigation with several goals in mind, including:

Preventing further unauthorized use or disclosure of its trade secrets.
Recovering the trade secrets.
Obtaining damages.

This Practice Note discusses trade secrets litigation. In particular, it addresses:

Preliminary steps to consider, such as sending a

White & Case settles with SPAC after derailed $480 mln deal

14/03/2025despair

White & Case and Colonnade Acquisition Corp II have “amically resolved” disputes, the filing says
Law firm sued for more than $8.2 million in legal fees

(Reuters) – Law firm White & Case has quickly ended a lawsuit seeking legal fees from a special purpose acquisition company whose plans for a $480 million merger fizzled.

White & Case, which last week sued former SPAC client Colonnade Acquisition Corp II and its directors in New York state court for more than $8.2 million, said in a Friday filing the parties “have amicably resolved their disputes.”

The claims are “voluntarily discontinued with

INVESTIGATION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Berkshire Grey, Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm – Berkshire Gray (NASDAQ:BGRY)

09/03/2025despair

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announced that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors in Berkshire Grey, Inc. (“Berkshire Grey” or “the Company”) BGRY for potential breaches of fiduciary duty on the part of its directors and management in connection with the Company’s agreement to be acquired by SoftBank Group Corp. and its affiliate (“SoftBank”).

The investigation focuses on determining if the Berkshire Gray Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process and whether SoftBank is underpaying for the Company.

If you are a shareholder, click here to

Spilling Secrets Podcast: Trade Secrets on Film and TV

26/02/2025despair

Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secret law:

The 2023 Academy Awards are over, but we’re keeping the awards season alive with our very own Trade Secrets Fail Awards, highlighting Hollywood’s biggest missteps in depicting trade secret issues on-screen.

Panelists Peter A. Steinmeyer, Katherine G. Rigby, A. Millie Warner, and Daniel R. Levy discuss their picks for the worst trade secret theft and misappropriation in the movies and on television.

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Tune in to Spilling Secrets, a podcast series on the future of trade secrets and non-compete law.

Each episode …

Deborah L. de Vries Named Co-Leader of Anchin’s Law Firm Group

23/02/2025despair

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Anchin, a premiere New York-based accounting and advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Partner Deborah L. de Vries has been named the new Co-Leader of Anchin’s Law Firm Group. Deborah, who also co-leads the Compensation & Benefits Group, is an invaluable resource for law firms seeking business and consulting services. She also actively develops continuing education and professional resources for Anchin’s Law Firm Practice.

Following several new hire announcements, Deborah’s appointment is an exciting example of continued internal advancement at Anchin. “The Professional Services Group has always included outstanding talent,

Dechert law firm asks judge to toss reporter’s hack-and-leak lawsuit

08/01/2025despair

(Reuters) – Law firm Dechert asked a US judge to throw out a former Wall Street Journal reporter’s lawsuit accusing the firm of working with mercenary hackers to leak private emails and get him fired from his job.

Dechert argued in a Washington, DC, federal court filing late Friday that the lawsuit was untimely because it relates to events that occurred more than five years ago. The complaint by reporter Jay Solomon also does not show that Dechert was responsible for the harm he faced, the firm said.

Solomon, who recently became an editor at the news startup Semafor, sued

Teesside Law Firm | Dickinson Womble Bonds

01/01/2025despair

We have supported many household names on Teesside, with a number of the region’s most significant projects for the best part of 30 years. Our Wilton office, at the heart of the Teesside Freeport, is the ideal location for us to continue to support our varied client base in one of the most economically active regions in the UK.

From the Wilton office, we will continue to support clients on a full range of legal matters, including in key sectors such as manufacturing, renewable energy, digital, transport and local government. We have a deep understanding of the region and the

The NLRB Finds Unlawful Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements: Non-Disparagement, Non-Disclosure, Non-Allowed

30/12/2024despair

On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) continued its aggressive application of the National Labor Relations Act (“Act” or “NLRA”) to workplaces without union representation and lessened the value of severance agreements for all employers by finding it unlawful for an employer to merely proffer a severance agreement that includes broad non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions to an employee. in Mclaren Macomb, the Board held that a severance agreement that contained a confidentiality clause and a non-disparagement clause was unlawful because, in the Board’s view, these provisions impermissibly infringe on employees’ rights under the Act. …