The national trade secrets practice at Goodwin, noted for its ‘ability to take the lead’ when assisting clients, has a strong reputation for its capabilities handling the gamut of matters. In San Francisco, Koray Bulut is equipped to handle multi-jurisdictional matters, while co-chair of the firm’s IP litigation practice Brett Schuman has experience defending well-known companies and individual clients in complex disputes; counsel Jeremy Lateiner is also noteworthy. Silicon Valley-based Andrew Ong has expertise in related litigious cases. Also in Silicon Valley is standout name Neel Chatterjee who has impressive experience representing clients in high-stakes tech matters, namely protecting companies and products in complex disputes. Bulut and Ong co-lead the practice alongside New York-based Albert Solecki and Boston’s Mark Tully. The team has been bolstered with the arrivals of Sharon Smith to the San Francisco office in January 2023 from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and of John Padro, Stefan Mentzer and Scott Weingaertner to the New York office in March 2023 – all were formerly at White & Case LLP.
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‘Goodwin's team can definitely manage complex cases for foreign clients. The thing I valued the most was their ability to take the lead.’
‘We worked with partners Alexandra Valenti and Naomi Birbach, in addition to senior associate Aaron Thompson and junior associate Jenevieve Nutovits and they truly work as a team.'
'Aaron Thompson is a standout lawyer, no different from a partner.’
Key clients
- Rivian Automotive, Inc
- Anthony Levandowski
- Valentino S.p.A. & Valentino U.S.A., Inc.
- Alphonso
- Keysight Technologies
- Smartcar, Inc.
- PCI Holdings LLC (and its subsidiary Pal)
- HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc.
- Halo Technology Limited
- EpicentRx
Work highlights
- Representing Rivian Automotive, and several former employees of a competitor that were hired by Rivian, in a matter brought by the competitor alleging the former employees misappropriated trade secrets and breached the confidentiality provisions in their former employment agreements.
- Representing Valentino S.p.A. and Valentino U.S.A., Inc. in defense of claims brought by one of its former textile suppliers for copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and other related claims.
- Representing Alphonso Inc., a global technology company focused on the intersection of television media, machine learning, and big-data analytics, in a trade secrets misappropriation action.
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Practice head
Koray Bulut; Andrew Ong; Albert Solecki; Mark Tully
Other key lawyers
Neel Chatterjee; Brett Schuman; Jennifer Fisher; Jeremy Lateiner; Elizabeth Low; Alexandra Valenti; Naomi Birbach; Aaron Thompson; Jenevieve Nutovits; Sharon Smith; John Padro; Stefan Mentzer; Scott Weingaertner