World IP Review has recognized Russell Beck as one of the top trade secrets attorneys in the country.

In World IP Review’s latest Global Trade Secrets Rankings, it named Russell as a “Notable” attorney.

In the editorial write up, World IP Review discusses Russell’s strengths and his expertise in trade secrets and restrictive covenants law:

Russell Beck is among a shortlist of trade secrets advisers respected by leading peers for being significant globally. Beck is a founding partner and a business, trade secrets, and employee mobility litigator at Beck Reed Riden in Boston.

Beck is widely recognised for his trade secrets and restrictive covenant experience. Says a peer: “He is leading the charge in arguing that sections of the trade secrets / employment law are departing on the issue of departing employee restrictive covenants. He is the go-to person for research on statistics for the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

“He is really showing leadership in this area, and is really committed to these issues at Sedona and elsewhere and he is very good at it. We all owe him a big debt; no one has done the same work in this area.”

Beck drafted submissions, signed by more than 100 other lawyers, to the FTC, the White House, the Department of Justice, and Congress, concerning non-compete regulation.

Beck has more than 30 years of experience as a complex business, trade secrets, and restrictive covenant litigator, representing clients from Fortune 500 companies to individuals in a broad range of industries, including software and pharmaceuticals. Beck helps clients with complex commercial litigation matters in US state and federal court trials, arbitrations, and mediations, from pre-litigation through trial and appeal.

He teaches ‘Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants’ at Boston University School of Law, and is the author of Negotiating, Drafting, and Enforcing Noncompetition Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants and other publications. He also prepared Beck Reed Riden’s Ten Minute Trade Secret Training Series video series.

Beck administers the Fair Competition Law blog, a source of news and commentary on trade secrets, restrictive covenants, unfair competition and employee mobility. He also established and administers the ‘Noncompete Lawyers and Trade Secret Protection’ groups on LinkedIn, with more than 1,500 members around the world.

World IP Review explains that it publishes its rankings with the goal of providing “a global audience of leading in-house counsel and private practice lawyers with the most comprehensive and rigorous insights into the IP landscape.” World IP Review’s selection process is described in detail here.

eck Reed Riden LLP 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 featured Beck Reed Riden LLP’s noncompete agreement experience. In 2016, the White House issued a report entitled, “Non-Compete Agreements: Analysis of the Usage, Potential Issues, and State Responses,” relying in part on Beck Reed Riden LLP’s research and analysis, including its 50 State Noncompete Survey.

Russell Beck’s work in this area is well recognized, and includes:

  • Over thirty years of experience working on trade secret, noncompete, and unfair competition matters
  • Assisting the Obama White House as part of a small working group to develop President Obama’s Noncompete Call to Action
  • Authoring the book Negotiating, Drafting, and Enforcing Noncompetition Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants (6th ed., MCLE, Inc. 2021), used by other lawyers to help them with their noncompete matters
  • Authoring the book Trade Secrets Law for the Massachusetts Practitioner (1st ed. MCLE 2019), covering trade secrets nationally, with a focus on Massachusetts law
  • Drafting and advising on legislation for the Massachusetts Legislature to define, codify, and improve noncompetition law
  • Teaching Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants at Boston University School of Law
  • Founding and administering the award-winning blog, Fair Competition Law
  • Establishing and administering the Noncompete Lawyers and Trade Secret Protection groups on LinkedIn, with over 1,660 and 870 members, respectively, around the world
  • 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 2020 Chambers USA Guide, which stated that Russell Beck is “an expert in the field of trade secret and restrictive covenant law,” and is also noted for his “ability to adjust and come up with successful solutions.” Chambers noted that Russell “basically wrote the new Massachusetts statute on noncompetes” and that “he’s an expert in employee mobility and nonrestrictive covenants.”

Beck Reed Riden LLP is Boston’s innovative litigation boutique. Our lawyers have years of experience working with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and individuals. We focus on business litigation and employment.

We are experienced litigators and counselors, helping our clients as business partners to resolve issues and develop strategies that best meet our clients’ legal and business needs – before, during, and after litigation. We’re ready to roll up our sleeves and help you. Read more about us, the types of matters we handle, and what we can do for you here.