Leveraging labor and employment expertise, the trade secrets practice at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP are a key choice for companies of all sizes engaged in court disputes. Some of the claims regularly handled by the team are misappropriation and theft of business-critical information, and breach of contract, litigating in various forums across the US, including the International Trade Commission. The department is headed up by several specialists: Philadelphia-based Louis Beardell; Dion Bregman in Silicon Valley; Anita Polott in Washington, DC; and Seth Gerber in Century City, a recognized expert in state and federal trade secrets statutes. Debra Fischer, also in Century City, is recommended as defence counsel; Ali Razai, who joined the Orange County office in Feb 2025 from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, is an expert in technical subject matter; Boston-based Joshua Dalton and Natalie Bennett in DC are highly experienced in trials.
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Key clients
- Hugel Inc.
- Hugel America, Inc.
- Alliant Insurance Services
- Safety Holdings Inc.
- Zimmer Biomet Holdings
Work highlights
Representing the respondent Hugel in an investigation at the ITC brought by complainant Medytox Inc., who alleged the misappropriation of 180 trade secrets and/or the conversion and theft of a sample of its botulinum bacterial strain.
Represented Alliant Insurance Services, insurance producers, and account executives in defence of a claim by USI Insurance Services, Inc. regarding breach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and improperly acquiring and using trade secrets.
Representing SambaSafety in seeking redress for misappropriation of its trade secrets against a competitor, InformData,who recently acquired Sentinel InformationSystems, a company run by former SambaSafety employees.
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Debra Fischer
Practice head
Louis Beardell; Dion Bregman; Anita Polott; Seth Gerber
Other key lawyers
Debra Fischer; Ali Razai; Joshua Dalton; Natalie Bennett