Jones Day features a trade secrets practice well-equipped to support clients of all sizes on domestic and cross-border mandates, with members sporting extensive experience as both plaintiff and defense counsel. The group’s service offering spans all phases of a trade secrets dispute, from arbitration and injunctive relief proceedings to trial and appeal, litigating claims of theft, misappropriation, and the corresponding punitive damages. San Diego-based Randall Kay leads the department and is a trusted name in international mandates involving proprietary information. Seasoned trial attorney Andrea Jeffries in Los Angeles is a key choice for life sciences companies seeking to protect their business-critical data; Jennifer Bennett in San Francisco leverages her scientific background to her subject matter expertise; Washington DC’s Michael Oblon is experienced in corporate espionage claims; Ryan Walsh in Atlanta is a proficient advisor on cutting-edge products; Alyssa Orellana in San Diego and Alyssa Orellana in the same office can provide advice on the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the DTSA.
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Key clients
- AbbVie Inc.
- SMS group, Inc.
- Exokēryx, Inc.
- MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.
- Physics, Materials, and Applied Mathematics Research, LLC
- Qualcomm Incorporated
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Axion Biosystems, Inc.
Work highlights
Achieved a complete trial victory for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company who was accused by a Czech Republic citizen and his companies of misappropriating trade secrets relating to self-inflating tire tech and incorporating it into several U.S. patents.
Represented AbbVie against a former scientist and his new employer for trade secret misappropriation involving antibody drug conjugates used to fight certain types of cancer.
Defended Exokēryx in a misappropriation lawsuit brought by a competitor for “lab on a chip” tech.
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Practice head
Randall Kay
Other key lawyers
Andrea Jeffries; Jennifer Bennet; Michael Oblon; Ryan Walsh; Alyssa Orellana; Nicholas Hodges