North America - United States • Intellectual property
Brown Rudnick LLP
The trade secrets practice at Brown Rudnick LLP has a particular presence on the East Coast, with team leads Ian DiBernardo who is also the firm’s IP litigation chair, Peter Willsey who specializes in trademark, copyright and advertising law and Adam Schoen who co-heads the IP practice group being based in the firm’s New York, Washington DC and Boston hubs respectively. The team has been bolstered recently with the arrival of Merri Moken to the New York office from Paul Hastings LLP in May 2023 and the arrival of Daniel Healy to the Washington DC office from Anderson Kill PC in January 2023. Its workload includes representing its clients in misappropriation and breach of contract disputes with international scope, as well as advising on trade secrets protections and strategies.
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Key clients
- Pixis Drones
- Axogen Corporation
- Nomura Holding America and Nomura Securities International
- Secada Medical d/b/a Ventris Medical
Work highlights
- Representing Nomura Holding America and Nomura Securities International in connection with negotiation of various licenses and other agreements relating to trading platforms, market/trading data and related financial services.
- Representing Pixis Drones in a multi-jurisdictional trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract dispute with drone manufacturer Lumenier.
- Advising Axogen on its trademark and brand strategy, as well as trade secret protection and strategies.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ian DiBernardo, Peter Willsey, Adam Schoen