On Jan. 8, 2026, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a decision to overturn a $2 billion jury verdict in the Appian v. Pegasystems trade secrets dispute, where a unanimous jury found that Pega violated the Virginia Computer Crimes Act and misappropriated Appian’s trade secrets.
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On July 30, the Court of Appeals of Virginia reversed Appian Corp.’s $2 billion trade secrets judgment against competitor Pegasystems Inc. (Pega) and remanded the case for a new trial. The judgment was the largest jury award in Virginia history.
Greenberg Traurig’s Kurt A. Kappes, Galit Kierkut, and Ewen Mitchell were interviewed for a Q&A on trade secret disputes in Financier Worldwide magazine. Among other things, they discuss key trends, what steps companies may take to protect and enforce their trade secrets, and the evolution of trade secret disputes moving forward.
We are proud to present Greenberg Traurig’s Trade Secrets 2023 Year in Review, a high-level overview of some of 2023’s most significant trade secret decisions in the United States.
2023 started with a bang, when the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule banning noncompete agreements between employers and “workers” (broadly defined to include employees, independent
On May 30, 2023, the General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) took a step toward the federal regulation of employee noncompetition agreements. The GC published a memorandum (the Memo) in which she expressed her opinion that “the proffer, maintenance, and enforcement of such agreements violate Section 8(a)(1)” of the National Labor
California generally takes an unfavorable view of noncompete provisions, treating them as unenforceable in all but a few limited circumstances, as those familiar with California employment law know. See, e.g., Business and Professions Code 16600 and Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP (2008) 44 Cal.4th 937.
Now, if recently introduced legislation finds support, those exceptions may
We are proud to present Greenberg Traurig’s Trade Secrets 2022 Year in Review, a high-level overview of some of 2022’s most significant trade secret decisions in the United States. 2022 was another active year in trade secret litigation, and the decisions summarized here touch on the most important issues in trade secret litigation.
On the other side of the pandemic, after record numbers of employee resignations, protecting trade secrets is both challenging and being challenged. This article discusses protecting trade secrets and confidential information in 2022; types of restrictive covenants that are enforceable; and types of restrictive covenants that should be avoided.
You are invited to listen to Episode 35 of Greenberg Traurig’s Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, “Sabotage as Misappropriation and Surviving Summary Judgment.”
In Episode 35, host Jordan Grotzinger discusses how sabotage can constitute misappropriation of trade secrets, and the challenges of obtaining summary judgment in trade secret cases.
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You are invited to listen to Episode 34 of Greenberg Traurig’s Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, “Forum and Venue Issues in Delaware Trade Secret Litigation, and Preemption by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.”
In Episode 34, host Jordan Grotzinger and Greenberg Traurig’s Justin Victor discuss two recent Delaware cases that address what law