Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP‘s trade secrets team, noted for its ’creative thinking’, is well-equipped to assist its clients with the plethora of matters, from defending companies and individuals in cases of breaches of employment contracts, as well as in matters of misappropriation, namely in tech and life sciences-related work. Seth Gerber is based at the firm’s Century City hub and has a focus on trade secrets, restrictive covenant and employee mobility cases, a specialism shared particularly in litigious contexts by Debra Fischer who is based at the same office. In Boston, Joshua Dalton is noteworthy in the team and described as being ‘proactive and thoughtful’. Team changes include the departure of Sharon Smith to Goodwin in January 2023. Louis Beardell who works from the Philadelphia office and Silicon Valley-based Dion Bregman are at the helm of the group.

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Testimonials

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‘Creative thinking, and a good balance in the team.’
‘Joshua Dalton did a great job and was proactive and thoughtful.'

Key clients

Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
ABD
Newfront
Jobot, LLC
Kopin Corporation

Work highlights

Obtained a complete defense verdict for Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. and an employee who was alleged to have breached his employment agreement by improperly taking, using, and disclosing confidential information to solicit, divert, and service clients and prospective clients, and by failing to give 60-days’ notice.
Obtained a complete defense victory after a six-day jury trial for clients Newfront and employees; it was focused on issues related to customer choice and their desire to follow their long-time brokers to their new company.
Representing Kopin Corporation as the defendant in a breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets case in which the plaintiff BlueRadios is also seeking correction of inventorship for certain patents at issue.