Trading Talent without Trading Secrets: Part 2
How to protect your company's intellectual property rights when an employee leaves to join a competitor.
A "What Matters" Maslon Speaker Series
(Originally presented: Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006.)
In Part Two of Maslon’s seminar series, “Trading talent without trading secrets,” you will learn how to avoid and, if necessary, handle the issues that arise when an employee is terminated or a competitor lures away your talent, threatening your intellectual property. In Part One, you learned how to minimize the risks associated with hiring the employees of your competitors; but you also need to be prepared to avoid becoming the victim when your competitors ignore the rules of the road.
To provide you with these tools, the presenters in Part Two will cover: how to use non-competes and confidentiality agreements to protect your company’s most prized assets--its intellectual property; potential remedies when your company’s rights are violated by competitors, such as damages, court orders and attorney’s fees; and important strategic issues relating to the timing and location of legal action, so you can win in court.
TOPICS
Protecting your assets: What to do when your competitors ignore the rules of the road
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Protecting trade secrets and goodwill: How, why and when to use non-compete and confidentiality agreements
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Righting a wrong: Getting compensation or remedial court orders to redress a violation of your rights
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Winning the race to the courthouse: Important strategies such as timing and location of legal action
HOST
William Pentelovitch is a trial lawyer with 30 years of experience, hundreds of jury and bench trials, and dozens of appeals in state and federal courts to his credit. He practices nationally in the areas of non-compete, trade secret and unfair competition litigation, and is a leading authority in Minnesota in the area of ownership and governance disputes in corporations and partnerships.
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PRESENTERS
Competitive Practices Litigation Group
Jonathan Parritz is Chair of Maslon's Competitive Practices Litigation Group. He has extensive experience handling trade secret, employment, and non-compete litigation matters for individual and organizational clients in a wide variety of industries and professions, including medical device manufacturing, retailing, financial services, medicine and law.
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Mary Vasaly has been practicing in the areas of appeals and commercial litigation at Maslon for more than 20 years. She has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court, and has tried cases and argued appeals in state and federal courts in Minnesota and other states. She was recently named President of Minnesota Women Lawyers.
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Laura Walvoord represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial disputes involving shareholder and corporate governance; non-compete agreements, trade secrets, and unfair competition; commercial contracts; and other business matters.
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Rich Wilson’s practice consists of representing plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes, including litigation arising from the purchase and sale of businesses, trade secret misappropriation, protection of intellectual property, change of corporate control, minority shareholder claims, and claims against directors, officers, attorneys and accountants.
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