Employee Mobility, Competitive Hiring and Unfair Competition
Helping to safeguard your company against unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation and other risks through strategic counseling and litigation
Why Cooley
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Our integrated and sophisticated employment practice builds on industry-leading intellectual property (IP) experience, allowing us to understand complex information and technologies requiring unique protection, advise on restrictive covenant agreements with employees, and litigate unfair competition cases with successful results across the US
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We audit, strengthen and enforce obligations under employment agreements and restrictive covenants to ensure your unique business interests and confidential information are protected against unfair competition and trade secret misappropriation
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We help clients develop strategies to lawfully mitigate the risks associated with hiring prospective employees with post-employment contractual obligations to former employers and navigate talent issues related to the sale or acquisition of a business
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Our multijurisdictional litigation proficiencies enable us to quickly investigate, assess and respond to issues related to unfair competition, and to litigate emergency injunctive relief in state and federal courts or in arbitration – including claims brought under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act and state statutes
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We are uniquely positioned to negotiate novel agreements that resolve unfair competition issues and preserve your competitive advantage based on decades of unparalleled experience handling employment and trade secret issues that are unique to technology and life sciences companies
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