Non-Compete & Trade Secrets Law

April 8, 2013September 9, 2014 by Duane Morris

Duane Morris Partner Lawrence Pockers Honored by Support Center for Child Advocates

Duane Morris is pleased to congratulate partner Lawrence Pockers, who has been selected by the Support Center for Child Advocates as a Distinguished Advocate for 2013. The award celebrates the extraordinary efforts of individuals who help children in Philadelphia. Pockers has been a longtime pro bono child advocate, representing many abused and neglected children in Philadelphia in addition to serving on the Child Advocates’ Volunteer Committee. He will receive the award at the Child Advocates 2013 Annual Benefit Reception & Auction on April 10 at the Crystal Tea Room (Wanamaker Building) in Philadelphia.

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February 26, 2013September 9, 2014 by Lawrence H. Pockers

Massachusetts Proposed Legislation Limiting Employee Non-Compete Agreements

Massachusetts made headlines in the area of non-compete law in 2009 when a bill was introduced in the state legislature that would have (had it been signed into law) prohibited employee non-competition agreements. Now, four years later, the same state senator who introduced the 2009 bill has partnered with another legislator to introduce a new bill that, if signed into law, would make non-compete agreements longer than six months presumptively unreasonable in Massachusetts.

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February 4, 2013September 9, 2014 by Lawrence H. Pockers

Latest Hope for U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh in on Circuit Split Over Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Dashed

On January 2, 2013, the United States Supreme Court dismissed the petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Fourth Circuit’s opinion in WEC Carolina Energy Solutions, LLC v. Miller, 687 F.3d 199 (4th Cir. 2012). With the dismissal of WEC Carolina’s petition, the latest hope for the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on the Circuit split over the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1030, was dashed.

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January 24, 2013December 8, 2015 by Lawrence H. Pockers

What To Do When Your Sales Manager Asks: “Can we hire this guy, he has a non-compete with a competitor?”

I frequently get forwarded emails by the in-house lawyers for my clients that they received, in turn, from a sales manager in their organization. The emails often go something like this:
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January 17, 2013September 9, 2014 by Lawrence H. Pockers

Tips for Minimizing Attorney’s Fees in Non-Compete/Trade Secret Cases

An employee has left to join a competitor, and a lawsuit has been filed. You are the Assistant General Counsel in charge of Litigation and, in addition with being tasked with securing a favorable outcome, you have also been directed to keep attorney’s fees at an acceptable level. What to do? Here are a few tips:
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January 9, 2013August 24, 2016 by Lawrence H. Pockers

The New Duane Morris Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog (And Why You Should Read THIS Blog)

This is the first post in the new Duane Morris Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog. In the last few years, there has been an explosion of blogs relating to this area of the law. Why read this one? Here are three good reasons:
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