Biography
Leigh Ann Buziak represents clients in various types of business disputes, with a concentration in handling difficult employment and intellectual property issues. She concentrates her practice on drafting, negotiating, and litigating non-compete agreements, pursuing departing employees for misappropriation of trade secrets, and defending companies from accusations of the same. Leigh Ann also provides strategic advice and counsel in employment matters, litigation risks, and investigations. Leigh Ann has experience developing digital evidence, including forensic investigations.
Leigh Ann was recognized by The Legal Intelligencer as an “unsung hero” for her pro bono work on a case involving attempts to expunge the criminal record of the first Pennsylvania citizen released from prison on the basis of after-acquired DNA evidence. During law school, Leigh Ann served as a legal intern for the Honorable Bruce I. Fox, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Outside the Firm
Leigh Ann serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Law Center and was Co-Chair of the Host Committee for its 50th Anniversary Celebration. She is Program Chair for the Temple American Inn of Court. Leigh Ann is also a fundraiser for Back on My Feet (“BOMF”), an organization that promotes the self-sufficiency of the homeless population through running. Leigh Ann has successfully coached BOMF members to complete the Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia Distance Run, and the Broad Street Run.
News & Views
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Press Release
Leigh Ann Buziak Appointed to Steering Committee for The Sedona Conference Working Group on Trade Secrets
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Honor
Leigh Ann Buziak, Anthony B. Haller, and Brooke T. Iley Recognized in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide
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Speaking Engagement
The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 Annual Meeting 2025
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Media Coverage
The Spying Scandal Rocking the World of HR Software
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Ranking
Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices
Jennifer L. Achilles, Roy W. Arnold, Kevin J. Baum, Thomas H. Belknap Jr., Michael K. Bell, William R. Bennett III
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Speaking Engagement
The Basics of Restrictive Covenant Litigation
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Event
Litigation and Employment Issues for In-House Counsel
Blank Rome-Hosted Live CLE WebinarGregory M. Bordo, Daniel E. Rhynhart, Shawn M. Wright, Leigh Ann Buziak, Lisa M. Campisi, Amy Joseph Coles
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Event
Litigation and Employment Law Issues for In-House Counsel CLE Event
Leigh Ann Buziak, Amy Joseph Coles, Michael A. Iannucci, Travis K. Jang-Busby, Stephanie Gantman Kaplan, Evan H. Lechtman
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Alert
FTC Loses Round 1, but Its Non-Compete Ban Is Still Standing and Creating Uncertainty
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Ranking
Chambers USA 2024 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices
Kevin J. Baum, Anthony R. Callobre, Lawrence F. Flick II, Michael C. Graziano, Cassandra G. Mott, Mark I. Rabinowitz
Recognitions
- 2026, "Leading Corporate Employment Lawyer," listed by Lawdragon
- 2024-2025, “Stand-Out Lawyer,” a client-nominated distinction, listed by Thomson Reuters
- 2022–2025, Labor & Employment Law, listed in Chambers USA
- 2019, “Best of the Bar: Employment Litigation,” listed in the Philadelphia Business Journal
- 2015, “40 under 40,” listed in Philadelphia Business Journal
- 2010, “Lawyer on the Fast Track,” listed in The Legal Intelligencer
- 2010 “Pro Bono Unsung Hero,” listed in The Legal Intelligencer
Affiliations
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Forum of Executive Women
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
Leigh Ann serves on The Legal Intelligencer’s Young Lawyer Editorial Board. She also volunteers to provide pro bono legal services for the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (“VIP”), the Homeless Advocacy Project (“HAP”) and the SeniorLAW Center.
Credentials
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court - Colorado
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Education
- University of Maryland, BA, with high honors
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, JD, cum laude