Shh! The Secrets of Protecting Trade Secrets

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Program Chair
James R. Klaiber
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

 

  • The U.S. Congress has estimated that “U.S. companies annually suffer billions of dollars in losses due to the theft of their trade secrets by employees, corporate competitors, and even foreign governments.” Thefts of valuable business and technical information are increasingly difficult to detect because of advances in cyberspace and mobile communication.

    The program is geared toward in-house and outside counsel and is designed to guide practitioners in forming a comprehensive scheme to protect trade secrets as well as understanding the options for enforcement.

    Our panel of experts will address what types of information can be protected by a trade secret, trade secrets in the employment context, protection and enforcement under the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act and state law as well as parallel protections such as patents and copyrights, when to seek criminal enforcement, and enforcement of foreign trade secret theft before the International Trade Commission.

    Live Program: $199 Member | $299 Nonmember
    In-House Counsel: $119 Member | $219 Nonmember

  • Cynthia S. Arato
    Shapiro Arato LLP

    Joseph V. DeMarco
    DeVore & DeMarco LLP

    Lawrence T. Kass
    Culhane Meadows PLLC

    Tricia B. Sherno
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

  • 6:00 pm – 6:05 pm Overview of program
    6:05 pm – 6:30 pm Introduction: What can and should be protected under trade secret law?

    James R. Klaiber

    6:30 pm – 7:00 pm How to qualify for and enforce trade secret protection under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, New York law, or the Uniform Trade Secrets Act including the steps that must be taken to maintain confidentiality. 
    Cynthia S. Arato
    7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Trade secrets in the employment context
    Tricia B. Sherno
    7:30 pm – 7:45 pm Panel discussion – Basics of trade secret protection and the DTSA
    7:45 pm – 8:00 pm Break
    8:00 pm – 8:25 pm Trade Secret enforcement at the ITC – an overview
    Lawrence W. Kass
    8:25 pm – 8:50 pm The role of criminal law and cybersecurity
    Joseph V. DeMarco
    8:50 pm – 9:00 pm Panel Discussion – Enforcement and Q&A

     

     

  • NY: 3.0 professional practice
    NJ: 3.2 general
    CA: 3.0 general
    PA: 2.5 general

  • Sponsoring Association Committees:
    Copyright & Literary Property | Cynthia S. Arato, Chair
    Corporation Law | Robert T. Miller, Chair
    Information Technology and Cyber Law | Joseph V. DeMarco & Maia T. Spilman, Co-Chairs
    Labor and Employment Law Committee | Jyotin Hamid, Chair
    Patents | Philip L. Hirschhorn, Chair
    Trademarks & Unfair Competition | Ainslee Schreiber, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Maricela Alfonso, Membership and CLE Relations Associate
    (212) 382-6608
    MAlfonso@nycbar.org