Russell Beck to Lead Trade Secrets Meeting at AIPLA

February 3, 2017
, , News, Trade Secret

The 2017 Mid-Winter Institute of the American Intellectual Property Law Association is taking place this week in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Russell Beck was previously appointed Chair of AIPLA’s Trade Secret Law Committee. Russell will be leading this week’s Trade Secret Law Committee meeting in Florida.  The program for the meeting will cover the following topics:

  • New Trade Secrets Protections in the USA and the EU
  •  Litigating the Ex Parte Seizure Order Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act
  • The Latest in Practical Protective Measures for Trade Secrets
  • New Protections from Federal Agencies and the Defend Trade Secrets Act
  •  Emerging Protections for Trade Secrets Under the EU and TPP

Beck 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 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:

  • Over sixteen years of working on trade secret, noncompete, and unfair competition matters

  • 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

  • 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 administrating the award-winning blog, Fair Competition Law

  • Serving as the Chair for the AIPLA’s Trade Secret Law Committee

  • Establishing and administrating the Noncompete Lawyers and Trade Secret Protection groups on LinkedIn, with over 750 members 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 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.”

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