Best Lawyers in America for Trade Secrets Law
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David Nagle is a Registered Patent Attorney who has been with the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group since its inception. He holds an advanced engineering degree, and his technical knowledge consistently allows him to better understand his clients' business needs and processes. David has extensive experience prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications covering a wide range of subject matter, including consumer goods, mechanical devices, software and business methods...
Advising clients across all areas of intellectual property law, Ken brings particular depth in patent matters and in infringement and validity evaluations within the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, and medical device arts. His practice reflects a comprehensive approach to IP protection, encompassing prosecution, counseling, licensing, and litigation related issues that span the full lifecycle of his clients' intellectual property assets. His extensive experience includes worldwide...
Gary L. Montle is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Patent Law and Trade Secrets Law. Gary L. practices law in Nashville, Tennessee Best Lawyers has recognized Gary L. Montle since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Gary L. Montle is held by other lawyers.
Robert Clark has extensive experience in complex litigation, representing local and national companies with respect to securities, class actions, trade secrets, antitrust, corporate governance, intellectual property, shareholder derivative actions, etc. He has extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts including trials, arbitrations, appeals, and settlements. Mr. Clark has served as President of the Utah Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He received a Bachelor...
Susan Foster, a partner in the firm's Litigation practice, focuses her practice on antitrust and trade regulation counseling and litigation as well as intellectual property, advertising and other complex business and financial litigation. In her counseling practice Susan assists clients with a full range of antitrust and marketing issues including distribution counseling, advertising and promotion issues, strategic alliances and Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification matters. Her clients en...
I am an intellectual property (IP) and business attorney with over 25 years of experience. I am an advisor, a strategist, a litigator, a deal maker, and a problem solver. But most of all, I am an invested team member. Together, we plan pathways forward, take measured business risks, and develop mitigation plans for foreseeable bumps in the road. We are in it together. My IP experience does not fit neatly in a box. I have managed issues involving one or more of patents, trade secrets, trademar...
Alejandro J. Fernandez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Trade Secrets Law. Alejandro J. practices law in Tampa, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Alejandro J. Fernandez since 2016. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alejandro J. Fernandez is held by oth...
Katie Molloy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Trade Secrets Law. Katie practices law in Tampa, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Katie Molloy since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Katie Molloy is held by other law...
Mr. Beavers' practice focuses on counseling corporate clients regarding the protection and management of their intellectual property assets, especially patents and trademarks, both in the United States and internationally. Mr. Beavers has 30 years experience in the practice of intellectual property law. He served as General Counsel to Gibson Guitar Corp. from 1995 to 1997. He has filed and prosecuted over one thousand patents in the mechanical arts. Mr. Beavers' current practice is heavily fo...
James A. Gale focuses his practice in the area of intellectual property counseling and litigation. He is a registered patent attorney with over 33 years of experience and Martindale AV Preeminent© rated, Board Certified in Intellectual Property by the Florida Bar, an AAA Arbitrator and the former inaugural chair of the IP Board Certification Committee. Jim has represented clients in hundreds of cases involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, covenants not to compete,...
Josh Robbins, a former federal prosecutor, is Co-Chair of the Firm’s White Collar and Investigations Practice and has repeatedly been named by the Daily Journal as one of the Top White Collar Lawyers in California, by Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star, and by Best Lawyers in America as a leading white collar and securities litigator.
With a reputation for having an in-depth understanding of his client’s businesses and their technologies, Darrick Hooker is a counselor and a litigator who routinely advises clients on a variety of intellectual property issues, with a focus on patents. He also helps protect clients’ trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights and has a thriving commercial litigation and entertainment law practice. Darrick strives to help his clients identify and manage their global IP assets. He is ...
Anuj Desai is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law and Trademark Law. Anuj practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Anuj Desai since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Anuj Desai is held by other lawyers.
Matthew Z. Zimmerman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Trade Secrets Law. Matthew Z. practices law in West Palm Beach, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Matthew Z. Zimmerman since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Matthew Z. Zimmerman is held by other lawyers.
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