Source code, algorithms, customer lists, formulas, and processes are often a company's most valuable secrets, and they walk out the door fast. We move quickly to stop misappropriation and to defend clients accused of it. Having built technical systems ourselves, we can show a court exactly what the secret is, how it was used, and why it qualifies for protection.
Defend Trade Secrets Act Claims
The Defend Trade Secrets Act gives you federal court access, nationwide reach, and, in the right case, an extraordinary ex parte seizure order to keep stolen information from spreading. We use those tools to halt ongoing misappropriation and pursue damages for harm already done, while pairing DTSA claims with state Uniform Trade Secrets Act counts so you keep every available avenue open.
Emergency Relief
Trade secret cases are won or lost in the first weeks. We are built to move fast on temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, ex parte seizures when truly necessary, and expedited discovery to trace where information went. That early work also covers breach of NDA and confidentiality claims and computer fraud claims under the CFAA when an employee or competitor accessed systems they should not have.
Departing Employees and Competitors
Most of these disputes start when a key employee leaves for a rival and takes knowledge, files, or contacts along. We pursue claims involving stolen customer data, misappropriated technical material, and violated restrictive covenants. We also defend employees and their new employers against claims that are overbroad or that try to lock up general skills the law does not protect.
Damages and Outcomes
Recovery can include your actual losses, the defendant's unjust enrichment, a reasonable royalty, and exemplary damages where the misappropriation was willful. We work with damages experts early to build a number that holds up, or, on the defense side, to dismantle an inflated demand before it shapes the rest of the case.