Russell Beck to Lead Panel for New York City Bar on Noncompete Regulation
On December 13, 2022, Russell Beck will be a panel leader at the New York City Bar Association's symposium titled "Navigating the Law of Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants." Russell's panel is "What happens if the Federal Government Restricts Restrictive Covenants?" The New York City Bar describes the symposium as...
Russell Beck to Speak at Trade Secret Summit
Russell Beck will be speaking at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s two-day Trade Secret Summit. The conference will take place on December 8 and 9, 2022, in Miami, Florida. Registration and additional information can be found here. The AIPLA Trade Secret Summit is the leading trade secret con...
Russell Beck Speaks at Strafford Seminar on Noncompete Regulation
On October 26, 2022, Russell Beck was a panelist for a Strafford seminar titled "Restrictions on Noncompetes: Recent FTC Developments on Wage and Hour Workers" The presentation, a recording of which is now available online, is described as follows: On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the sweeping Executive Order...
Chambers Commends Russell Beck’s Noncompete and Trade Secrets Expertise
Russell Beck's experience with noncompete matters is lauded in the 2022 Chambers USA Guide. According to Chambers: Russell Beck of Beck Reed Riden LLP is noted for his skillful reputation of business clients in a variety of disputes. He is particularly noted for his trade secrets work. "He's very sharp and knowledgeabl...
Russell Beck to Speak at Sandpiper Partners on Trade Secrets
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Russell Beck will be speaking at Sandpiper Partners’ annual program on trade secrets. The program, which will be held in New York City, is titled “Trade Secrets Protection, Enforcement, and Litigation.” The one-day program starts at 9 a.m. ET on November 16, 2022. Registration is availab...
Russell Beck Featured in Bloomberg Law on Noncompete Agreements
Russell Beck was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about legislation in New Jersey that would require garden leave benefits in noncompete agreements. The story is titled “N.J. Noncompete Proposal Would Make Post-Employment Pay the Norm.” The September 9, 2022, article was written by Chris Marr, who writes about labor &a...
Forum Selection Clauses Head To The Supreme Court
Essential to the drafting of any robust employment agreement, and indeed, nearly all modern contracts, is a forum selection clause that governs that agreement. Forum selection clauses are thought to provide the parties to a contract with certainty about where any disputes arising from that contract will be heard; they ar...
Russell Beck in Lawyers Weekly on Discovery Sanctions
A recent issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features discussion with Russell Beck in an article titled “Flouting of e-discovery orders leads to rare sanction of default.” The article covers a federal court decision in the U.S. District of Massachusetts concerning a misappropriation-of-trade-secrets lawsuit that resul...
Russell Beck to Chair Noncompete and Restrictive Covenants Conference
Russell Beck will be serving as the chairperson of Practising Law Institute’s full-day program on noncompete agreements. The program, which will be held in New York City, is titled “Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2022: What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional, and Key Strategic Decisionmaker Should Know.”...
Intellectual Property Owners Association to Feature Russell Beck
On Monday, September 19, 2022, Russell Beck will be speaking about noncompete agreements at the Intellectual Property Owners Association's 2022 Annual Meeting. According to the IPO, the event, which will be held in Los Angeles, "brings together IP professionals from around the world to discuss strategies, trends, an...
Russell Beck to Speak at PLI Noncompete Agreement Program
On Friday, September 9, 2022, Russell Beck will be speaking at Practising Law Institute’s program on noncompete agreements. The program, which will be held online, is titled “Level-Setting: A Crash Course in Noncompetes and Other Restrictive Covenants, From Soup to Nuts.” The one-hour program starts at 1 p.m. ET on S...
Russell Beck to Speak at The Sedona Conference on Trade Secrets
On September 7, 2022, Russell Beck is scheduled to serve as a Dialogue Leader for The Sedona Conference's Working Group on Trade Secrets. Russell is scheduled to speak on a panel titled "Draft Commentary Review: What Can and Cannot Be a Protectable Trade Secret." The two-day annual meeting for The Sedona Conference W...
Russell Beck Giving Noncompete Presentation to State Bar of Georgia
On August 31, 2022, Russell Beck will serve as a panelist at the Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets seminar presented by the State Bar of Georgia. Russell will be speaking on a panel titled "Recent Legislative Developments: Are Noncompetes Going To Be Banned?" The conference in Atlanta starts at 8 a.m. ET on August...
Russell Beck Named Boston’s Lawyer of the Year in Two Categories by Best Lawyers in America®
Russell Beck was named the Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation - Labor and Employment in Boston, and Trade Secrets Law in Boston. This year, Russell was named the Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in two separate categories. Last year, Russell was named the Best Lawyers® 2022 “Lawyer of the...
Beck Reed Riden LLP Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers in America List
Beck Reed Riden LLP is pleased to announce that four of its lawyers have been named to the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers, and one of its lawyers was included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. In addition, Russell Beck was named the 2023 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation - Labor and Employment in Boston, and T...
Russell Beck in Lawyers Weekly on Restrictive Covenants
A recent issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features discussion with Russell Beck in an article titled “Aesthetician can sue ex-employer for tortious interference, 93A.” The article covers a Massachusetts Superior Court decision concerning a lawsuit filed by an aesthetician against her former employer. The aesthetici...