Employee Mobility & Trade Secrets

Helping You Take the Right Steps to Protect Your Interests

Protection of trade secrets is vital to a company’s success. But sensitive information has never been at greater risk. Technology and today’s workforce mobility put today’s global marketplace at risk for information misuse and theft. We'll help you protect your interests — whether you're an employer or an employee. We help employers fighting to maintain a competitive edge. And we work with employees who are rightfully seeking to appropriately leverage their talents in today’s marketplace.

Awards

Chambers USA

Attorneys ranked nationally and in Massachusetts, New York, California, and Washington, DC, and in Labor and Employment as well as Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

U.S. News and Best Lawyers®

Ranked Nationally for Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent “Best Law Firms 2023”

LexBlog

Practice blog ranked the #1 Employment & Labor Blog, Am Law 200 Blog Benchmark Report

LexBlog

Practice blog ranked #10 in the Top 30 Am Law 200 Blogs, Am Law 200 Blog Benchmark Report

Our Experience

20+

Years of experience with noncompete issues and trade secret law in multiple jurisdictions worldwide

Attorneys Defend HR Outsourcing Against DTSA Claim

Mintz successfully defended HR Outsourcing, Inc. in a case brought under the Defend Trade Secrets Act shortly after the statute became effective in May 2016. At the outset of the case, Mintz attorneys raised defects in the plaintiff’s pleading.

150+

Litigation team attorneys and professionals

Our Approach

Mintz has a broad-based team of knowledgeable attorneys to assist you. We command substantial experience across US and international jurisdictions with noncompete agreements, trade secret laws, and other issues relating to employee mobility. And we've helped companies across a wide range of industries protect their trade secrets and confidential information — developing proactive strategies, and, when necessary, representing our clients’ interests in court.

We also provide practical counsel to help executives avoid mistakes that could put them or their new employers in jeopardy when making a move.

A Multidisciplinary Practice

Privacy
Intellectual Property
Immigration
Litigation

Areas of Focus

Trade secret and unfair competition protections, including covenants not to disclose, disparage, compete, service, solicit, hire or recruit, and other post-employment restrictions
Draft noncompete agreements with employees, independent contractors, joint venture partners, and others
Provide multijurisdictional representation
Anticipate and minimize risk of parallel actions

Meet Mintz

Our team has helped companies across a wide range of industries protect their confidential information and trade secrets — developing proactive strategies, and, when necessary, representing their interests in court.