The Boston-based boutique Beck Reed Riden LLP is praised for its ‘excellent advisors and litigators’, with capabilities across the gamut of trade secret and non-compete cases, working with many longstanding clients on day-to-day trade secret issues in employment contexts. Practice head Russell Beck is considered ’one of the nation’s foremost experts on trade secret law’. Further notable members of the group include ‘dedicated litigator’ Stephen Riden, who regularly represents corporate and individual clients in related commercial disputes at the State and Federal court levels. Nicole Corvini Daly is equipped to assist clients with issues ranging from business and trade secret-related disputes, to those involving restrictive covenants and employee mobility. Sarah Tishler is also a key name to note.
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Sarah Tishler is Senior Counsel at Beck Reed Riden LLP, a nationally-recognized boutique litigation firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Sarah’s practice is concentrated on trade secret and restrictive covenant advising and litigation, employee mobility, and commercial litigation. Sarah has won successful outcomes for clients on both sides of these disputes in all stages of litigation, including the preliminary injunction stage, jury trials, and mediation. Sarah has also counseled clients on the identification and protection of trade secrets, and the enforceability of noncompetes and other restrictive covenants. Sarah was named by the Legal 500 as a Rising Star for 2023 in the area of Trade Secrets.

Sarah is the author of several articles that discuss the interaction between contractual and statutory choice of law and forum selection clauses, in the context of restrictive covenant agreements and legislation. Sarah also co-published an article titled "The Uniform Restrictive Employment Agreement Act: How UREAA Offered an Alternative to Recent State and Federal Regulation of Restrictive Covenants, and Where to Go From Here," in the Spring 2024 edition of the University of Florida's Journal of Law & Public Policy. Sarah was also awarded the Pro Bono Star Award in 2022 by Human Rights First, for her work in successfully obtaining permanent residency and temporary protected status for a Haitian asylum-seeker and her parents, respectively.

Sarah graduated magna cum laude from Duke University School of Law, where she served as Articles Editor of the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law. Sarah published an article titled A New Approach to Shareholder Standing Before the European Court of Human Rights, in the journal. Sarah also holds a law degree from Sciences Po (Paris) and graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University with a B.S. in Psychology, a B.A. in International Affairs, and a B.A. in French.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Russell Beck is one of the nation's foremost experts on trade secret law. He has deep experience litigating trade secrets disputes.’

    ‘Russell is not only a trade secrets subject matter expert, but he is also an excellent lawyer who gets results for his clients. He does so in an efficient manner. He also does so in an aggressive but professional way.’

    ‘Beck Reed Riden is an exceptionally credible firm that consistently delivers great results in unfair competition matters. Beck Reed Riden's attorneys have proven capable of effectively litigating disputes across the country.’

    ‘Beck Reed Riden's been a valued partner to me for more than a decade. Russel Beck has the subject matter expertise and executive presence to impress any audience and Steve Riden is a dedicated litigator. I have been consistently delighted with their partnership. ’

    ‘Top-tier legal experience and expertise. Excellent advisors and litigators for any business matter, especially in the area of trade secrets and non-competes.’

    ‘A multi-dimensional team with highly effective attorneys. Russell Beck is generally regarded as one of the leading trade secret and non-compete experts in the US and has earned that reputation.’

    ‘The Beck Reed Riden team has one of the top trade secrets practices in the country. ’

    ‘Russell Beck is one of the leading trade-secret lawyers in the country. He is highly sought-after in these matters. He has a very strong team, including Nicole Corvini Daly and Sarah Tishler. They are an outstanding group. ’

Key clients

  • Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. Entegris, Inc. Harvard Bioscience, Inc. Blue-Grace Logistics LLC Commvault Systems, Inc. UG2 LLC Alegeus Technologies, LLC Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Appian Way Energy Partners LLC

Work highlights

Assisting Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. in day-to-day counseling on questions concerning the protection of company trade secrets and related issues in connection with, among other things, preparing nationwide employee restrictive covenant agreements.