Scope.
Trade-secret enforcement under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act forms the core of this practice. Engagements typically arise from departing executives, joint-venture failures, or supplier-customer disputes where confidential information has been misappropriated.
The firm also handles technology and software licensing disputes — termination, royalty, audit, and scope-of-license claims — and Lanham Act unfair-competition matters where false advertising or product-origin claims are at issue. The firm does not undertake patent prosecution.
Representative Engagements.
- DTSA misappropriation action against departing executives and the competing entity they joined.
- Federal Lanham Act false-advertising defense for a Southern California technology company.
- Technology-license termination dispute involving disputed scope and royalty terms.
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How engagements proceed.
Engagements begin with a confidential intake conducted personally by the principal. A brief written matter summary follows. Where the firm proceeds, the engagement letter sets a defined initial scope — typically through pleadings or early discovery — with milestones at which fee and strategy are jointly reassessed.
The firm communicates by direct phone and email. Document exchange is conducted through encrypted channels. Inquiries receive a substantive response within one business day.
Fee arrangements.
The firm offers hourly representation with monthly caps, fixed-fee engagements for defined matter phases, and hybrid contingent structures where appropriate. The firm does not engage on contingency alone in defense matters.