Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast

In this episode of TSLE Industry Voices, a subseries of the Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Jordan welcomes Richard Davies, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer of RoC Skincare, a private equity-backed global skincare company. Richard leads legal, regulatory, compliance, HR and administration at RoC and sits on the executive leadership team, with a focus on building the legal and ope...

In this episode of TSLE Industry Voices, a subseries of the Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, Jordan Grotzinger welcomes David Gould, CEO of FarmTogether. David is helping transform how investors access farmland by bringing a traditionally hard-to-reach asset class into a modern, tech-enabled investment platform. With over 30 years of Wall Street experience spanning portfolio management, emergin...

In this episode, Jordan breaks down a major statute of limitations ruling from the Federal Circuit, which erased a massive verdict, and a Sixth Circuit decision clarifying the plaintiff's burden of proof when seeking a preliminary injunction.

In this episode, we launch  TSLE Industry Voices , a new subseries of the Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast featuring founders, business leaders, and in-house counsel discussing trade secret-related issues from the company perspective — how businesses think about proprietary information, competitive advantage, innovation, and risk in the real world. Our inaugural guest is Joe Perez, an entreprene...

In this episode, Jordan breaks down a recent First Circuit case that addressed the issue of who owns a trade secret and therefore has standing to sue for misappropriation.

In this episode, Jordan discusses two District Court cases that address the issue of trade secret identification at different stages of litigation. 

In this episode, Jordan breaks down a Fifth Circuit ruling that requires apportionment of damages in multi-secret cases, and the Seventh Circuit's strict approach to trade secret identification at the summary judgment stage. 

This episode is our annual year in review. Jordan and Boston Shareholder Gregory Bombard break down last year's key cases and takeaways.  

In this episode, co-host Gregory Bombard joins Jordan to discuss a fascinating case from the Eleventh Circuit, originating from a sunken 16 th century French warship and a dispute over artifact excavation 450 years later.

In this episode, Jordan discusses two recent Circuit opinions, one about statute of limitations and how rumors and suspicion can trigger the clock, and the other about deference to juries' damages awards in trade secret cases.

In this episode, Jordan has a wide-ranging conversation with Meta's Head of Patents and Trade Secrets, Micheal Binns. 

In this episode, New Jersey Shareholder Galit Kierkut joins Jordan to discuss the latest developments and trends following the FTC's 2024 noncompete ban and resulting litigation.

In this episode, the podcast's 80th, Jordan discusses two cases from Federal Districts in Texas and New York that address the statute of limitations, limited authorization to use trade secrets, and the reasonable measures to maintain secrecy requirement.   

In this episode, Jordan Grotzinger and Gregory Bombard discuss the Ninth Circuit's recent decision impacting the most litigated issue in trade secret cases – trade secret identification. 

In this episode, Jordan discusses a recent case from the Southern District of New York where an injunction was partially granted on a breach of contract claim but not on the trade secret claim. The Court found the plaintiffs didn't make a sufficient showing on irreparable harm, based on a lack of "danger" that the misappropriator would disclose the trade secrets to someone else.

In this episode, Jordan breaks down a recent ruling from the Northern District of New York that addresses what to do and not to do to establish the elements of irreparable harm and likelihood of success for a motion to enjoin trade secret misappropriation.

In this episode, Jordan discusses a recent Fifth Circuit case that addressed trade secret identification and proof of misappropriation at trial, and an Eleventh Circuit case addressing whether and how trade secret misappropriation damages can be limited by contract.

In this episode, Jordan discusses a Second Circuit Court of Appeals opinion on statute of limitations, and a Central District of California decision on trade secret identification, and specifically the importance of distinguishing alleged trade secret information from public information included in patents.

This month, Jordan discusses how courts apply the first-to-file rule after a "race to the courthouse" and addresses cases involving the doctrine of res judicata and statute of limitations. 

In this episode, Boston Shareholder Greg Bombard joins us for the annual year in review.

In this episode, GT attorney Emily Livermore joins Jordan to begin the conversation on how AI affects trade secrets and trade secret law. They address trade secret ownership, reverse-engineering, and how to protect trade secrets in the age of this revolutionary and rapidly-developing technology.

In this episode, Jordan discusses a case in which a "destroy and certify" clause in an NDA triggered a statute of limitations, and another case that addresses how the possibility of irreparable harm may not be enough for preliminary injunctive relief.

In this episode, co-host Gregory Bombard, a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Boston office, returns to discuss a federal Court of Appeals decision addressing Massachusetts' and California's competing public policies on the enforcement of noncompete agreements.

In this episode, Jordan discusses two cases and three issues: (1) whether proof of causation and damages is necessary to be the prevailing party in trade secret cases, (2) whether "actual loss" for damages purposes includes expert costs, and (3) trade secret identification.

In this episode, repeat co-host Justin Victor joins Jordan and breaks down the latest developments in the FTC noncompete ban saga, including the nationwide injunction against the ban in the leading case, related litigation, what to expect and what to do.