Nicole Gage Recognized as Leading Trademark Lawyer
Nicole Gage has been recognized as one of the world’s leading trademark lawyers by the World Trademark Review's "WTR 1000" for the eleventh consecutive year. She has received recognition in two separate categories: Enforcement and Litigation, and Prosecution and Strategy. WTR 1000 shines a spotlight on the firms and i...
Sarah Tishler’s Article on Remote Worker Legislation Published
Sarah Tishler’s article about legislation that would apply Massachusetts law to remote employees was recently published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The article is titled “Measure would mandate Massachusetts employee protections for remote workers.” assachusetts House Bill H. 2090 proposes a significant expansion...
Steve Riden Named a “Go To Lawyer” for Commercial / Consumer Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Beck Reed Riden LLP is proud to announce that Steve Riden has been named one of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s “Go To Lawyers” for Commercial and Consumer Law. The Massachusetts Go To Lawyers program, launched in 2020, recognizes leaders in the Massachusetts legal community by practice area. The attorneys featured in th...
Russell Beck to Speak About Mediating Restrictive Covenant Disputes
Russell Beck will be presenting at Practising Law Institute’s program titled "Mediating Restrictive Covenant Disputes Program," on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, starting at 3:00 p.m. ET. This is a virtual event and will be available online. More information and registration is available here. Russell has extensive exper...
Beck Reed Riden LLP Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
Russell Beck, Stephen Riden, Nicole Daly, Bob Shea, Nicole Gage and Heather Krauss have been recognized as Super Lawyers by the 2025 issue of Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine. Super Lawyers Magazine has selected Russell Beck as one of the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Massachusetts for 2025. This year, he was ranked numbe...
Russell Beck and Steve Riden Named Top 100 Lawyers
Super Lawyers Magazine has again selected Russell Beck and Stephen Riden as two of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Massachusetts. The firm is proud to celebrate Russell and Steve for this continued recognition of their outstanding legal expertise and dedication to their clients. Russell Beck is a business and intellectual...
Russell Beck Named Among Top Three Super Lawyers in Massachusetts
Super Lawyers Magazine has again selected Russell Beck as one of the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Massachusetts. This year, Russell Beck was ranked number three in the state. In the latest edition of Super Lawyers Magazine, Russell Beck was selected by his peers as one of the top ten attorneys practicing in the Commonwealth...
xAI Files Amended Complaint Against OpenAI: New Allegations and a Sharpened DTSA Strategy
The xAI v. OpenAI litigation has taken another significant turn. Two weeks after OpenAI filed its motion to dismiss (see my previous post that motion here), xAI has filed an amended complaint, introducing new details that substantially expand its allegations and strengthen the foundation of its trade secret claim under t...
OpenAI Fires Back: The Latest in xAI’s Trade Secret Lawsuit
The high-profile litigation between xAI and OpenAI continues to escalate, with new filings that lay bare the deepening legal and reputational battle between Elon Musk’s AI startup and the industry leader he helped found. In early October, OpenAI filed both a motion to dismiss xAI’s complaint and an answer and affirmat...
Sarah Tishler Promoted to Partner at Beck Reed Riden LLP
Beck Reed Riden LLP is pleased to announce the elevation of Sarah Tishler to Partner. Sarah is an experienced business and intellectual property litigator, whose practice focuses on complex business disputes in state and federal courts. Her experience covers a wide range of issues, including intellectual property, breac...
xAI v. Li Trade Secret Litigation Heats Up: Criminal Exposure and Fifth Amendment Battles
The litigation storm surrounding xAI is no longer just a civil employment dispute. In the case against its former engineer, Xuechen Li, there are now high-stakes battles implicating both the civil trade secret misappropriation claim, and the federal criminal investigation that is also taking place. The Fifth Amendment...
xAI Sues OpenAI: Expanding the Trade Secret Battle in the AI Race
Just weeks after filing suit against a former engineer, xAI has escalated the dispute by suing OpenAI directly. In a complaint filed on September 24, 2025 in the Northern District of California, xAI accuses OpenAI of orchestrating a deliberate campaign to misappropriate xAI’s trade secrets, interfere with its economic re...
Trade Secrets and AI Litigation: Doximity’s Motion to Dismiss in the OpenEvidence Case
The pace of trade secret litigation in the AI industry shows no sign of slowing. On September 15, 2025, Doximity and two of its executives moved to dismiss OpenEvidence’s lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts, which alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and related claims. Doximity’s motion offers a window into ho...
Russell Beck & Steve Riden to Speak at PLI’s Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2025
Russell Beck and Steve Riden will be presenting at Practising Law Institute’s program "Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2025: An In-Depth Look into What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional, and Key Strategic Decisionmaker Needs to Know," on Thursday, September 18, 2025, starting at 9:00 a.m. ET. Russell is t...
Employee Departures and Trade Secret Risk in the AI Era
On August 28, 2025, xAI (formerly known as Twitter) filed suit in the Northern District of California against a former employee, alleging willful misappropriation of its most sensitive trade secrets, breach of contract, fraud, and violations of California’s computer access statutes. X.AI Corp. et al v. Xuechen Li, Case N...
Russell Beck Named 2026 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Boston Area
Russell Beck was named the Best Lawyers® 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation - Labor and Employment in Boston. This is Russell's fourth year of being recognized as a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year.” This accolade is awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high over...