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Galit Kierkut focuses her practice in the areas of restrictive covenants, privacy, and trade secret counseling and litigation, as well as in matters relating to employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, employee leave and accommodation. She represents national and international employers in their U.S. operations in the pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing, financial services, hospitality, food service, retail and health care industries in state and federal courts, as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and various Departments of Labor. She also trains and counsels employers in virtually all employment compliance areas. Galit is a member of Greenberg Traurig's Health Emergency Preparedness Task Force, a multidisciplinary, collaborative team drawn from the firm's offices around the world that provides clients with up to date counseling on all COVID-19 related matters.

This blog post discusses key trends in trade secrets for 2025, including increased scrutiny of large damage awards, potential changes to noncompete enforceability, a high success rate for plaintiffs in trade secret trials, the impact of AI on trade secret protection, and the availability of foreign damages for misappropriation under the DTSA.

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On July 23, 2024, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission denied the plaintiff’s motion to enjoin and stay the FTC’s final rule

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On April 25, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law new legislation banning noncompete and conflict of interest clauses for certain veterinary and health care professionals in Maryland. 

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