Paul Hastings LLP works with a diverse portfolio of clients on a wide range of high-stakes trade secret cases, including wrongful disclosure of copyrighted information to third parties, AI software theft, patent infringement cases, and commercial disputes. The group’s workload frequently covers multi-jurisdictional matters at the highest court levels, spanning a range of sectors from life sciences, to tech, to consumer goods. The team is headed up by Washington DC-based Naveen Modi, alongside New York-based Bruce Wexler and Eric Dittmann, the three of whom also serve as joint heads of the firm’s global IP practice. Key practitioner Jeff Pade is based in DC also and draws on more than 25 years of experience representing parties in litigation and arbitration, particularly in providing pre-litigation counseling and advice in internal trade secret investigations.
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Key clients
- Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
- Afiniti Ltd.
- SuperCooler Technologies, Inc.
- bluebird bio, Inc.
- Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd
Work highlights
- Achieved a precedent-setting win for long-time client Viking Therapeutics in a Section 337 ITC investigation.
- Filed an action in DC District Court concerning theft of Afiniti’s crown-jewel artificial intelligence software.
- Represented SuperCooler Technologies, Inc. in its lawsuit against The Coca-Cola Company (“Coke”) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Naveen Modi; Bruce Wexler; Eric Dittmann
Other key lawyers
Jeff Pade; Thomas Counts; Preston Ratliff