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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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