Trade Secret Attacks and IP Assets: How to Defend Claims, Navigate the Collision of Trade Secrets and Data Privacy, and Monetize What Clients Already Own
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Program Summary
Session I - Defending Against Trade Secrets Misappropriation Claims - Zachary L. Garrett
This session offers a practical primer on defending against trade secret misappropriation claims, with an emphasis on federal litigation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Designed for in-house counsel and practitioners seeking a foundational understanding of trade secret defense, the session will cover key legal concepts, common fact patterns, and strategic defenses. Attendees will come away better equipped to assess risk, respond effectively to claims, and navigate the challenges of trade secret litigation.
Key topics to be discussed:
- Understanding trade secret misappropriation claims
- Navigating the litigation process
- Common triggers and early risk assessment
- Core defense strategies
Session II - When Data Privacy and Trade Secrets Collide - Jordan Segall
This session examines the complex intersection of trade secret protection and data privacy in today’s global and digital workplace. It will explore the growing friction between expansive U.S. discovery obligations in trade secret litigation and restrictive data privacy laws abroad, particularly in Europe and Asia. Attendees will also gain insights into the privacy pitfalls of “bring your own device” (BYOD) environments, where employer access to employee devices raises significant legal and ethical concerns.
Finally, the session will address the emerging question of whether biometric data—such as fingerprints or facial recognition patterns—can be treated as trade secrets, and how that classification interacts with statutory consent, use, and retention requirements.
Key topics to be discussed:
- Cross-border discovery in U.S. trade secret cases
- Data privacy issues with employee devices
- Biometric data as trade secrets
Session III - From Protection to Profit: Making IP Work for Your Clients - Ana Juneja
Most clients treat intellectual property like an insurance policy, something they need just in case something goes wrong. But what if your role as an IP attorney could help them use it to grow, scale, and even generate new revenue? In this session, we’ll explore how to help clients see their IP not as a defensive shield but as a strategic asset. We’ll cover practical steps to build, clean up, and monetize an IP portfolio so it becomes a tool for attracting investors, closing deals, and protecting long-term value. Whether you're advising a startup, a scaling brand, or a founder with their first idea, this session gives you the language, structure, and strategy to take them from reactive to proactive.
Key topics to be discussed:
- Rethinking IP: Helping clients see hidden value in what they already have
- Building an IP portfolio that supports business growth, not just compliance
- Licensing 101: How to turn IP into income without giving away control
- Cleaning up ownership: Why “who owns what” is everything at exit
- Aligning IP with business goals: Scaling, funding, and acquisition
- Your evolving role: From legal advisor to strategic business partner
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
Date / Time: August 14, 2025
- 1:00 pm – 4:20 pm Eastern
- 12:00 pm – 3:20 pm Central
- 11:00 am – 2:20 pm Mountain
- 10:00 am – 1:20 pm Pacific
Closed-captioning available
Speakers
Zachary L. Garrett | Venable LLP
Zack Garrett is an accomplished intellectual property (IP) attorney with over a dozen years of experience litigating complex patent and trade secret disputes. One highlight of Zack’s practice was his role in securing a $107 million jury verdict for a client. His practice also includes negotiating settlement and license agreements and advising on IP due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Zack serves as the IP hiring partner in Venable’s New York office, where he is responsible for recruiting and mentoring the next generation of IP attorneys.
Jordan D. Segall | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
His practice is focused on commercial litigation in trial and appellate courts, with a particular focus on representing technology and media companies in digital privacy, trade secrets, copyright, patents and consumer device litigation, as well as representing lawyers and law firms in professional responsibility disputes.
In 2022, Mr. Segall, with his colleague Laura Smolowe, secured a $30 million award of compensatory damages, punitive damages, and interest for the Estate of Etsuko Toguri in an AAA arbitration against a former real estate partner for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary, and fraud following the defendant’s secret $45 million sale of a parcel of land in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The arbitration award was confirmed by the Los Angeles Superior Court in September 2022 and named a Top Verdict of the Week by the Daily Journal.
Mr. Segall maintains an active pro bono practice, with a particular focus on appellate matters. In 2022, he represented former Los Angeles Times journalist and UC Berkeley professor Grant Therolf in an appeal before the California Court of Appeal regarding press access to juvenile records for children who have died under suspicious circumstances while within the jurisdiction of state child protective services. He has represented the ACLU in seeking to substantially reform the way Southern California counties provide public-defender services. He also authored the American Bar Association’s amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
Ana Juneja | Ana Law
As an award-winning intellectual property attorney and the founder of Ana Law®, Ana Juneja helps celebrities, athletes, influencers, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and corporations secure + monetize their brands and ideas in the US and abroad.
Ana Law® is the first and only law firm that offers flat-fee, 100% guaranteed patent, trademark, and copyright services. Ana has a 100% success rate and often speaks on important topics such as emerging legal issues surrounding security, AI, and social media.
Additionally, Ana has extensive experience with social media intellectual property infringement issues. Ana’s insider connections with premier media agencies allow her to have direct access to key social media platforms, such as Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, and Twitter. These essential services are an important component of the brand protection strategy for Ana’s celebrity, athlete, & influencer clients.
Agenda
Session I – Defending Against Trade Secrets Misappropriation Claims | 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Understanding trade secret misappropriation claims
- Navigating the litigation process
- Common triggers and early risk assessment
- Core defense strategies
Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm
Session II – When Data Privacy and Trade Secrets Collide | 2:10pm – 3:10pm
- Cross-border discovery in U.S. trade secret cases
- Data privacy issues with employee devices
- Biometric data as trade secrets
Break | 3:10pm – 3:20pm
Session III – From Protection to Profit: Making IP Work for Your Clients | 3:20pm – 4:20pm
- Rethinking IP: Helping clients see hidden value in what they already have
- Building an IP portfolio that supports business growth, not just compliance
- Licensing 101: How to turn IP into income without giving away control
- Cleaning up ownership: Why “who owns what” is everything at exit
- Aligning IP with business goals: Scaling, funding, and acquisition
- Your evolving role: From legal advisor to strategic business partner
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