You are invited to listen to Episode 33 of Greenberg Traurig’s Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, “An Overview of Forensic Investigations with Expert Jim Vaughn.”
In Episode 33, host Jordan Grotzinger discusses the logistics of forensic investigations, a key process in trade secret cases, with expert Jim Vaughn of iDiscovery Solutions.
The Trade
When an employee termination is on the table, employers know that a supporting investigation is important, as we recently discussed on GT’s The Performance Review podcast, available here. A recent decision from the California Court of Appeal – Garcia-Brower v. Premier Auto. Imps. of CA, LLC, 55 Cal. App. 5th 961 (2020) –
Recent SEC Fines
On Aug. 16, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had issued its second fine in as many weeks concerning a company’s use of severance agreements that contain confidentiality and/or covenant-not-to-sue or release provisions that allegedly violate SEC whistleblower Rules.
These recent SEC charges arise from SEC Rules