Greenberg Traurig LLP‘s group is well placed to assist its clientele in complex matters including disputes regarding trade secret misappropriations and employment contract breaches. In addition to its litigious capabilities, the team assists clients with such issues as the drafting and enforcing of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and advises on transactional and due diligence aspects of trade secrets, enforceability and risk avoidance. The team is co-led by Kurt Kappes, who splits his time between Sacramento and San Francisco, Naomi Beer, an experienced litigator based in Denver, and James Boudreau, who works from the Philadelphia office. David Bloch is based in San Francisco and leads on matters involving trade secret theft, improper hiring and business torts, among other issues; Los Angeles-based Jordan Grotzinger is described by clients as ’a true subject matter expert’; and Boston’s Gregory Bombard is equipped to represent clients across the pharmaceutical, tech and manufacturing sectors in State and Federal courts and in arbitration proceedings.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The practice is highly responsive and always seem immediately available. Greenberg Traurig has a deep and wide bench who are readily available to weigh in with their expertise.’

  • ‘Galit Kierkut is is so readily available you would think she was in-house. Galit brings together her deep knowledge of the law with an in-depth understanding of our corporation and the ever present politics within the organization.’

  • ‘Jordan Grotzinger is exceptionally responsive, efficient, and a true subject matter expert.’

  • 'Gregory Bombard is really knowledgeable, thoughtful and a go-to attorney for trade secret questions and issues.’

Key clients

  • Vetnos LLC
  • Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
  • ABB, Inc.
  • ZOLL Data Systems, Inc.
  • Allegiance Trucks LLC
  • Fanli Inc.
  • CarePoint Health
  • Motive Technologies Inc

Work highlights

  • Obtained a dismissal of all claims against Fanli, Inc. accused of breach of contract, fraud, misappropriation of intellectual property, trade secrets, and related claims for the third time in three years.
  • Settled a trade secret misappropriation case for Revance Therapeutics filed in Federal District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of Galderma Laboratories, L.P. who alleged that Revance poached a senior account manager who took Plaintiff’s trade secrets to Revance.
  • Obtained dismissal for ABB, Inc. in a trade secret lawsuit in Federal court in Wilmington, Delaware involving artificial intelligence software used in robotics called “computer vision”.

Lawyers

Practice head

Kurt Kappes; Naomi Beer; James Boudreau

Other key lawyers

Galit Kierkut; Jordan Grotzinger; Gregory Bombard; David Bloch