Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP‘s practice is known for its capabilities representing clients in trade secrets and restrictive covenant arbitrations and litigations in both domestic and cross-jurisdictional contexts. Its workload includes high-value disputes arising from the departures of key employees, issues arising from breaches of contract, and related conspiracies. The team’s client list comprises various well-known names spanning a range of industries. Labor and employment-focused attorney John Barry works from the New York hub alongside Celine Chan. Highly experienced commercial litigator Bambo Obaro is based in Silicon Valley, while key names to note in Boston include Peter Mee and Rebecca Sivitz, noted for their experience handling mission-critical restrictive covenant cases. David Lender is another key commercial litigator based at the New York office.
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Key clients
- Russell Reynolds Associates
- Creative Planning
- Dayforce
- VantageScore
- Apollo Management
- Nexa Equity
- Greater Sum Ventures
- Leap
- GoodRx
- Heritage Construction Company
Work highlights
- Representing a leading wealth management firm in prosecuting two dozen arbitrations against more than 50 departing financial advisors and office leaders who joined more than a dozen different new employers in the wake of our client’s acquisition.
- Representing payroll and HR software provider Dayforce in a breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation litigation filed by Flexwage Solutions in Delaware Superior Court.
- Representing Greater Sum Ventures as plaintiff in a significant, multi-hundred million dollar trade secrets, trademark infringement, and breach of contract litigation brought in Tennessee Federal court against a former member and managing director.
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Practice head
John Barry; Bambo Obaro; Rebecca Sivitz; Peter Mee; Celine Chan
Other key lawyers
David Lender