Hunton Andrews Kurth
Firm overview:
Global law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth takes a full-service approach to its trade secrets services. Attorneys from the firm’s labour and employment, privacy, and transactional practices collaborate with its trade secrets practitioners to develop holistic strategies for clients.
Knowledgeable in all areas of IP, Hunton Andrews Kurth identifies the best protection for its clients’ valuable information, such as through patents, copyrights, trade secrets—or a combination of these. The team crafts trade secrets protection programmes for clients to avoid valuable information being inadvertently lost or compromised.
When swift action is required, Hunton has secured injunctive relief under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and many state Uniform Trade Secret statues, and has venue experience across the US including in the International Trade Commission. The team also has technical expertise under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), and state statutory equivalents.
Team overview:
Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Trade Secrets Counselling and Litigation practice comprises almost 30 attorneys, including 15 partners.
Partner Ryan Bates is regularly involved in high-profile trade secrets litigation and is skilled at conducting internal investigations into employee misconduct and trade secret theft, as well as other employment matters. In one trade secret case, Bates obtained the largest-known trade secret injunction in the state, which preserved over $50 million in client revenue.
A peer tips partner Michael Shebelskie, who represents clients in commercial litigation across a wide range of disputes, as “brilliant”. In a highly contentious matter, Shebelskie “pulled a rabbit out of his hat, and I was blown away by how eloquently he delivered [his argument]”, his adversary says.
