On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, I will be speaking at the DC Bar’s “AI, Innovation & Intellectual Property Law Summit.” I’ll be presenting with Ted Davis of Kilpatrick Townsend and Darrell Mottley, the Director of Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic for Suffolk University Law School, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the panel
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Join me at the AIPLA 2026 Trade Secret Summit in Fort Worth, Texas

On Thursday, April 23, 2026 and Friday, April 24, 2026, I will be speaking at the AIPLA 2026 Trade Secret Summit at the Texas A&M Law Center in Fort Worth, Texas on two panels. On the Thursday panel, I will be joining Ben Fink of Berman Fink Van Horn P.C., Stephanie Southwick of Burford…
Yet Another Reason to Fear AI? Two recent decisions provide a reminder of the risks of its use for trade secrets

If worrying about our soon-to-be AI overlords wasn’t enough, two rulings recently dropped that illustrate the risk that an AI platform’s terms of use and privacy policy limitations may pose to confidential information. On February 17, 2026, in U.S. v. Heppner, Judge Jed Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New…
Join Me for the New York City Bar Association’s Trade Secrets Symposium 2026

I’m excited to announce that I will be the panel chair and moderator for “Artificial Intelligence & Trade Secrets” at the New York City Bar Association’s Trade Secret Symposium 2026 on Friday, February 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET. I’ll have the honor of facilitating a panel composed of AI experts Matthew D’Amore of Cornell…
Join me for the OSBA’s “2026 Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Symposium: How to protect your trade secrets, navigate an ever-evolving legal landscape and manage technologies like generative AI”

For those looking for a comprehensive webinar on developments in trade secret and restrictive covenant law by experts from around the country, please join me for the first annual “Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Symposium” for the Ohio State Bar Association on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. ET to 4:15 p.m. ET. Distinguished speakers…
Monthly Wrap Up (May 12, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Decisions, Posts and Articles
Another busy month, lots of developments in high-profile trade secrets cases, the latest on the FTC’s proposed noncompete ban, and trade secret identification continues to bedevil the federal bench:
Noteworthy Defend Trade Secret Act and other federal decisions, articles and posts:
- The mammoth jury verdict against Goodyear Tire & Rubber has been set aside. Readers
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