On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, I’ll be speaking at the Practicing Law Institute’s conference, “Advanced Trade Secrets 2026: New Challenges, Solution, Technologies, and Imperative” in San Franciso on a panel, “If AI Can Figure It Out, Is It Still a Trade Secret?” at 11:30 a.m. I’ll be speaking with Seth M. Gerber of
On Monday, October 5, 2026, I’ll be speaking at The Sedona Conference’s Trade Secrets Working Group 12 Annual Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio on a panel, “Trade Secret Guidance for Employees Who Change Jobs” at 1:15 p.m. While resources and analyses often address the employment relationship and associated issues from the employer’s perspective, sufficient
On Thursday, September 24, 2026, I will be speaking at the 25th edition of the Midwest IP Institute in Minneapolis on the panel, “25 Years That Changed IP: The Most Significant Developments of the Past Quarter Century and the Next Wave of Change” at 9:05 a.m. Felicia Boyd of Norton Rose Fulbright will be moderating
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, I will be speaking at the DC Bar’s “AI, Innovation & Intellectual Property Law Summit.” I’ll be presenting with Ted Davis of Kilpatrick Townsend and Darrell Mottley, the Director of Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic for Suffolk University Law School, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the panel
On Thursday, April 23, 2026 and Friday, April 24, 2026, I will be speaking at the AIPLA 2026 Trade Secret Summit at the Texas A&M Law Center in Fort Worth, Texas on two panels. On the Thursday panel, I will be joining Ben Fink of Berman Fink Van Horn P.C., Stephanie Southwick of Burford
I’m excited to announce that I will be the panel chair and moderator for “Artificial Intelligence & Trade Secrets” at the New York City Bar Association’s Trade Secret Symposium 2026 on Friday, February 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET. I’ll have the honor of facilitating a panel composed of AI experts Matthew D’Amore of Cornell
For those looking for a comprehensive webinar on developments in trade secret and restrictive covenant law by experts from around the country, please join me for the first annual “Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Symposium” for the Ohio State Bar Association on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. ET to 4:15 p.m. ET. Distinguished
I will be speaking at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. ET at the Closing Plenary Session as part of the IP Year in Review panel at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland.
It will be a dynamic session
I will be providing a 1-hour webinar for the Ohio State Bar Association entitled “Strategies for Defusing Trade Secret Disputes” on Friday, August 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Here’s a description of the presentation:
What can employers and employees do to avoid litigation and minimize their risk once they are ensnared in a
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued its final rule banning the use of most employee noncompetes throughout the United States. It is estimated that this new rule will impact at least 30 million employment contracts, including confidentiality agreements and other forms of employee restrictive covenants. Several lawsuits have already been filed to