Law Seminars International Presents

An Advanced One-Day Workshop on

Trade Secret Protection & Litigation

November 18, 2004
The Mid-America Club in Chicago, IL
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Who Should Order Homestudy

Attorneys, business leaders and software developers involved in creating a workable trade secret program

Why Order

The law of trade secrets presents, perhaps more than any other area of intellectual property law, remarkably unique challenges in both the litigation and transactional contexts. These challenges have become all the more frequent as companies competing in a stagnant economy try to maintain - or even grow - market share and protect their human resource and technology investments. More than ever, protection of trade secrets has become a pivotal economic battlefield both in the U. S. and internationally. In this one-day intensive seminar, some of the most noted experts address the state-of-the-art in trade secret protection, negotiation and litigation practice.

Agenda

Thursday, November 18, 2004
8:30 am Introduction and Overview
  R. Mark Halligan, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Welsh & Katz, Ltd. / Chicago, IL
  Christopher E. Paetsch, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Seyfarth Shaw LLP / Chicago, IL
8:45 am Developing your Overall Strategy
  Protecting information: The latest thinking on creating and maintaining an effective trade secrets protection program; what recent cases tell us about problem areas and strategies to avoid
  Jennifer M. Cerven, Esq.
 Schiff Hardin LLP / Chicago, IL
  Obtaining information about your competitors: Competitive interest vs. unnatural interest; how closely one can study and keep tabs on a com-petitor without crossing the line into unlawful espionage or the use of improper means
  Steven A. Weiss, Esq.
 Schopf & Weiss / Chicago, IL
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Practical Tips for Effective Implementation
  Drafting Enforceable Restrictive Covenants: Latest case law developments
  Daniel F. Lanciloti, Esq.
 Seyfarth Shaw LLP / Chicago, IL
  Dealing with inevitable disclosure issues
  William J. Cook, Esq.
 Wildman Harrold / Chicago, IL
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Special Issues Arising from the Sharing of Trade Secrets with Business Partners
  Third Party Submission of Ideas: Learning Curve and other cases
  R. Mark Halligan, Esq., Program Co-chair
 Welsh & Katz, Ltd. / Chicago, IL
  Merger & acquisitions and outsourcing: Protecting trade secrets during the M & A due diligence review: ramifications of signing non-disclosure and non-hire agreements during due diligence
  Victoria A. Cundiff, Esq.
 Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP / New York, NY
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm Litigation Issues
  Fiduciary Duty Claims in Litigation: New technologies for obtaining information; reverse engineering limits and areas where it conflicts with copyright protections; conflicts with privacy rules when obtaining information over the Internet
  Bradford P. Lyerla, Esq.
 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP / Chicago, IL
  Discovery in Trade Secrets Cases: Legal and technical perspectives on identifying and remedying misappropriation of electronic information
  Eric C. Cohen, Esq.
 Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman / Chicago, IL
  Seeking and Proving Damages in Trade Secret Litigation: What to do after the preliminary in-junction
  Aron Levko, CPA, Principal
 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP / Chicago, IL
5:00 pm Adjourn

Cancellation

There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders

Continuing Education Credits

Law Seminars International automatically obtains CLE credit approval for the state in which a seminar is held. On request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits. Current credits status: CA MCLE 6.75 | IA CLE 6.5 (#27329) | IN CLE 6.5 & 6.5 new lawyer (#0080904) | NY CLE 7.5 (0 ethics, non-transitional) OH CLE pending | WA CLE 6.5 (#127096) WI CLE 7.5

Cost

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $605. The course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (which ever is later).
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Faculty Bios

R. Mark Halligan, Esq. is a principal in the Chicago intellectual property law firm of Welsh & Katz, Ltd.  Mr. Halligan also serves on the Adjunct Faculty at John Marshall Law School in Chicago where he teaches Advanced Trade Secrets Law and Trade Secrets Litigation. Mr. Halligan is a prolific lecturer and writer on the law of trade secrets and the sponsor of the world-renowned TRADE SECRETS HOME PAGE on the Internet. Mr. Halligan is recognized nationally as an expert in trade secrets law and the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 which makes the theft of trade secrets a federal criminal offense.

Christopher E. Paetsch, Program Co-Chair, is a partner with Seyfarth Shaw LLP where he has considerable experience in complex, multi-party litigation under federal and state law. The focus of Mr. Paetsch’s practice is intellectual property litigation, including trade secrets, restrictive covenants, patents, trademarks and copyright matters. Mr. Paetsch is also an adjunct professor at Loyola University Law School, where he teaches appellate advocacy and legal writing.

Jennifer M. Cerven is a partner at Schiff Hardin LLP. Her practice includes litigation of employment discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims; wage and hour issues; and employment-related restrictive covenants such as non-competition provisions and union grievance arbitrations.

Eric C. Cohen is a partner at Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman where he concentrates his practice in the field of intellectual property law. He has represented several well known public corporations in patent infringement cases, copyright infringement cases, trademark infringement cases, and trade secret cases. 

William J. Cook is a partner with Wildman Harrold. His practice focuses on emerging issues related to intellectual property litigation including trade secrets, copyrights, patents, privacy rights, industrial espionage and unfair competition, internal corporate investigations, corporate counseling, E-commerce issues, electronic discovery, and competitive intelligence issues.

Victoria A. Cundiff is a partner at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, where she co-chairs the Intellectual Property Group. Ms. Cundiff helps clients identify, protect, and obtain value from their intellectual property through preventive and strategic planning and through litigation. Her clients range from startup companies owning a single valuable asset to joint ventures formed to develop and exploit intellectual property to 'Fortune 50' manufacturing companies owning a vast array of intellectual property. Ms. Cundiff is the also the chair of the firm's New York litigation practice.

Daniel F. Lanciloti is a litigation partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His areas of practice include product liability, tort defense, trade secret and restrictive covenants. Before joining the Firm, Mr. Lanciloti served as an Illinois Assistant Attorney General.

Aron Levko is a Principal who leads the Intellectual Asset Management Practice for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the Americas. Mr. Levko has extensive experience working with corporate management, entrepreneurs and trial lawyers in a broad range of industries. He specializes in assisting clients in intellectual asset transactions, portfolio management and dispute resolutions.

Bradford P. Lyerla is a partner with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP where he is an ccomplished trial lawyer. He is particularly well-known for patent, trade secrets and unfair competition litigation, including Lanham Act and antitrust matters.

Steven A. Weiss is a partner with Schopf & Weiss. His practice concentrates on intellectual property, breach of contract, employment covenants not to compete, trade secrets, and securities and class action litigation.