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Blank Rome Ranked in Lex Machina’s Inaugural Top Trade Secret Law Firms List

Blank Rome’s Trade Secret Protection, Employee Defection, and Unfair Competition group has been ranked in Lex Machina’s "Top Trade Secret Law Firms List" as part of its 2018 Trade Secret Litigation Report. The Firm earned its spot as one of the top 15 firms for trade secret cases filed between 2009 to 2018 Q2, and is among leading law firms known for their labor and employment and litigation practices.

The inaugural report, released July 2018, offers a comprehensive dataset for analyzing trade secret misappropriation cases, and reveals trends and insights from litigation that encompasses more than 9,800 cases brought under state trade secret laws and the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016. For more information, please read Lex Machina’s press release: Lex Machina Releases New Trade Secret Litigation Report.

Blank Rome’s nationally-recognized trade secret group advises clients on protective measures and both prosecutes and defends cases involving violations of non-competition agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unfair competition across the United States and internationally. The practice covers issues of far-reaching importance for clients, both civil and criminal, including those which pose a major threat to a business, such as theft and copying of products in development and breaches of cybersecurity. Chambers USA notes that the Firm “maintains a strong profile for its handling of complex trade secrets.” To learn more about Blank Rome’s trade secret practice, please click here.