The trade secrets team at Greenberg Traurig LLP is well-equipped to represent its portfolio of clients which includes well-known companies on the range of matters including in the drafting and enforcing of covenants, non-competes and non-solicitation agreements; acting in transactions and due diligence matters; and defending and prosecuting in misappropriation disputes. At its helm are San Francisco-based Kurt Kappes who is experienced handling complex matters in both domestic and international contexts, Denver-based Naomi Beer, and James Boudreau who works from the firm’s Philadelphia hub. The team has particular experience defending in matters of alleged misappropriation of IP, breaches of contract and fraud, frequently involving damages of significant value. It is also equipped to act on behalf of the prosecutor in claims where companies bring suits against former employees, for example. Gregory Bombard, based in Boston, is a noteworthy commercial disputes-focused attorney in the team, while Philadelphia’s Shira Yoshor has a notable specialism in the range of labor and employment cases.
Key clients
- Revance Therapeutics
- Yahoo!
- Kretek International and Dryft Sciences
- Symphony Risk Solutions
- FACC Operations GmbH
- America II Electronics LLC
- Fanli Inc.
- Autel Intelligent Corp., Ltd
- Everdriven
- Brightview Landscapes
Work highlights
- Obtained a dismissal of all claims against its Chinese corporate clients accused of breach of contract, fraud, misappropriation of IP, trade secrets, and related claims.
- Representing Autel US, Inc. and its Chinese affiliate, Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd., in an arbitration involving two of Autel’s competitors.
- Represented Symphony Risk Solutions in several restrictive covenant matters, both to enforce and to defend against claims that employees breached their restrictive covenants, including NSAs and NDAs.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kurt Kappes, Naomi Beer, James Boudreau