Trade Secrets

McDermott Will & Emery has a multidisciplinary team of more than 100 lawyers worldwide who understand the nuances of trade secrets and related transactions and disputes, and are dedicated to protecting the trade secrets of clients around the world.

We have protected and enforced trade secrets involving a wide range of consumer, industrial and advanced technology products, including telecommunications equipment, gaming equipment, software, chemicals, seed products, aerospace vehicles, life sciences products (including stem cells), hard disk drives and media, paint manufacturing technology, biomedical imaging, semiconductor design, process, manufacturing equipment and packaging, and power tools.

McDermott lawyers provide multidisciplinary trade secret counseling that not only encompasses disputes concerning intellectual property rights, but emphasizes designing and implementing appropriate confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements and their effective application in business transactions.   Whether the need is for aggressive representation in court or representation at the negotiating and drafting tables, clients ranging from startup companies to Fortune 500 multinationals rely on McDermott to ensure the strategic effectiveness of their investment in trade secrets and confidential information. 

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