The trade secrets practitioners at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP leverage the firm’s global reach to attract a diverse clientele, ranging from emerging companies to industry leaders, with domestic and foreign names alike. Their advice spans a wide range of sectors, with particularly high levels of activity in tech and life sciences, and they frequently act in court disputes involving East Asian manufacturers. A seasoned trio leads the offering: New York-based Rachel Epstein, who has extensive experience in leading trials for both plaintiffs and defendants; Todd Anten, also in New York, recommended for injunctive relief proceedings; and Michael Zeller, who operates out of Los Angeles. Ryan Landers in LA and Kevin Reed in New York are two other key contacts, with Landers concentrating on mandates involving the misappropriation of proprietary information, and Reed leveraging his federal prosecution background to handle internal investigations and trials efficiently.
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Key clients
- International Business Machines Corporation
- IBM World Trade Corporation
- IBM China Company Limited
- Jane Street Group
- Samsung Display Co.
- NVIDIA
- Adcentrx Therapeutics Inc.
- Optilogic
- IQVIA
- People Center, Inc.
- Redzone
- Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications
Work highlights
Representing Samsung Display in an ITC trade secret case in which the Administrative Law Judge found that BOE engaged in misappropriation of SDC’s OLED manufacturing trade secrets and recommended various remedies.
Defending NVIDIA against Valeo’s trade-secret claims over ultrasonic sensor perception tech, having eliminated 24 of the 28 asserted trade secrets through motion practice, concessions, and summary judgment.
Represented IQVIA against Veeva in trade secret and antitrust litigation,where IQVIA alleged Veeva misappropriated pharmaceutical market research data and obtained substantial sanctions for evidence destruction.
Practice head
Rachel Epstein; Todd Anten; Michael Zeller
Other key lawyers
Ryan Landers; Kevin Reed
