Russell Beck will be giving a seminar titled “The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: What You Need To Know.” The seminar is sponsored by the American Law Institute and will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2016, from 2 to 3 PM EDT. Registration and more information is available here.
The American Law Institute describes the upcoming seminar as follows:
Trade secret theft has been a nightmare for employers and available legal tools to fight it were relatively weak. That changed on April 27 of this year, when in a departure from the partisan gridlock that has gripped Washington, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing a sweeping new statute to protect trade secrets, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). The DTSA creates a new federal civil cause of action for trade secret theft, as well as an ex parte seizure provision to prevent dissemination of misappropriated trade secrets.
Join us for this concise one-hour program, presented by two nationally recognized experts, and get the information you need to advise your clients on this new legislation and how it can be used to protect their vital trade secrets.
Russell will be presenting with Claire Laporte of Foley Hoag LLP, Boston.
Russell’s seminar this week follows a recent series of his presentations across the country about the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.
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.
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 has been repeatedly honored for his work in this area of law in the Chambers USA Guide, which explained that “Russell Beck of Beck Reed Riden LLP specializes in noncompete litigation and is a trade secrets expert. He comes highly recommended by his peers for his nationwide practice in this niche. ‘He’s fantastic,’ sources say.”
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