Russell Beck will be covering trade secrets at the Boston Bar Association’s 17th Annual Intellectual Property Year in Review. The event will be held today, January 26, 2017, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., with a reception to follow. More information is available here.
Among other things, Russell will be updating the legal community on the Defend Trade Secret Act’s first six months, the Ninth Circuit’s approach to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and noncompete developments at the state and national level.
The 17th Annual IP Year in Review is sponsored by the BBA’s Intellectual Property Section and, within that, the IP Law Committee. Hannah T. Joseph, who currently sits as co-chair of the IP Law Committee, helped to coordinate the event alongside her co-chair, the IP Law section co-chairs, and the BBA, and will be presenting speakers at the event.
This year’s panel also includes the following speakers:
- Lucy D. Lovrien
- Lucy D. Lovrien, Attorney at Law
- Julia Huston
- Foley Hoag LLP
- Michael Gavin Strapp
- DLA Piper
- Howard G. Zaharoff
- Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC
The panel will cover the following topics:
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Copyrights
- Trade Secrets and Noncompetes
is among the leading authorities in trade secret, noncompete, and unfair competition law, and our experience handling these matters is backed by our extensive employment law and business litigation experience. Our hand-picked team combines attorneys with complementary expertise and practical experience. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have both cited Beck Reed Riden LLP’s noncompete agreement experience.
Russell Beck’s work in this area is well recognized; it includes:
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Over sixteen years of working on trade secret, noncompete, and unfair competition matters
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Authoring the book Negotiating, Drafting, and Enforcing Noncompetition Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants (5th ed., MCLE, Inc. 2015), used by other lawyers to help them with their noncompete cases
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Drafting and advising on legislation for the Massachusetts Legislature to define, codify, and improve noncompetition law
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Teaching Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants at Boston University School of Law
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Founding and administrating the award-winning blog, Fair Competition Law
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Establishing and administrating the Noncompete Lawyers and Trade Secret Protection groups on LinkedIn, with over 750 members around the world
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Founded and chaired the Trade Secret / Noncompete Practice for an AmLaw 100 firm
In addition, Russell was honored for his work in this area of law in the 2016 Chambers USA Guide, which explained that “Russell Beck of Beck Reed Riden LLP is highly praised by peers, who commend his “impeccable credentials,” in the employment arena, and identify him as an “expert in noncompetition and trade secret laws.”
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