Praised by clients for its 'strong knowledge' of trade secrets law, Greenberg Traurig supports emerging and established companies and HNW individuals in high-stakes disputes. The team handles a wide variety of claims, including misappropriation of business-critical information, employee poaching, and breaches of the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Disputes relate to lawsuits against competitors and former employees, the members combining labor and employment law with trade secrets expertise to design efficient litigation strategies. Sharing his time between the Sacramento and San Francisco offices, Kurt Kappes co-leads the offering, adding employee mobility acumen to the practice, while Naomi Beer co-heads from Denver. David Bloch, also in San Francisco, stands out for his knowledge of tech issues; Jordan Grotzinger in Los Angeles, noted for his ability to 'obtain a fair resolution'; and Boston-based Gregory Bombard, a specialist in complex commercial disputes.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Testimonials
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- 'Strong knowledge of the law, assertive but not overly assertive.'
- 'I thought Jordan Grotzinger did an excellent job of litigating assertively for his client while working reasonably with opposing counsel, ultimately to obtain a fair resolution of the matter.'
Key clients
- Vetnos LLC
- Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
- Allegiance Trucks LLC
- S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Automation RE, Inc.
- Dwelling Blocks LLC
- Resideo Technologies
- Landmark Dividend LLC
- GE Appliances
- Green Jeeva LLC
- William Reich
Work highlights
Advised Landmark Dividend LLC in breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation litigation against a former executive and Accelerate, securing a temporary restraining order and injunction.
Advised Allegiance Trucks in a trade secret lawsuit against a local competitor in Maine state court, involving allegations of employee poaching and misappropriation of confidential information, and successfully opposed defendants’ attempt to remove the case to federal court.
Advised S&P Global in trade secret litigation in the Southern District of New York brought by a business partner alleging misappropriation of confidential information related to supply chain data.
Practice head
Kurt Kappes; Naomi Beer
Other key lawyers
David Bloch; Jordan Grotzinger; Gregory Bombard