WHIS Newsletter: Q3 Edition
Trade secret litigation can be costly and is only rising with a greater awareness of the opportunities to protect your innovation with trade secret law. This expert panel session will review the latest cases and provide you with insights on how to successfully implement a trade secret litigation strategy.
Brian Walters, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Matthews International
Chuck Sholtz, Vice President Intellectual Property, Nutcracker Therapeutics
Brian Walters
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Matthews International
Brian D. Walters serves as Executive Vice-President and General Counsel for Matthews International Corporation, Pittsburgh’s oldest company in continuous operation since 1850 and operating in over 25 countries with over 12,000 employees. During his 18-year tenure at Matthews, the Company has more than tripled in annual revenue, now producing approximately $1.8 billion in sales. Brian has directed all legal matters for this publicly-traded corporation both nationally and internationally, as well as serving as a member of Matthews’ executive leadership team. Mr. Walters has led over 75 domestic and foreign acquisition initiatives at Matthews, including extensive experience coordinating strategies to secure transaction approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, managing HSR filings, as well as filings with the competition authority of the European Union.
Chuck Sholtz
Vice President Intellectual Property
Nutcracker Therapeutics
Innovative companies across the West Coast are becoming more and more aware of the need to form trade secret strategies. Recent case law has shown that courts can award costly damages in cases of infringement. This industry in-house-led panel will explore the key strategies surrounding maintaining an effective trade secret approach.
Jialing Dailey, Senior IP Counsel, Atlassian
Peter Jovanovic, Legal Director- IP, Dell
Jialing Dailey
Senior IP Counsel
Atlassian
Peter Jovanovic
Legal Director- IP
Dell
Innovative companies must ensure that exiting employees are not taking valuable intellectual property with them when they join a new company. Conversely, employers must adopt best practices when recruiting new employees to avoid any costly litigation challenges. This panel session will provide you with the best approach in dealing with the on-boarding and exiting of employees to protect your trade secret assets.
Sanjesh Sharma, Assistant General Counsel- Patents, Johnson and Johnson
Kelly Burke, Associate Senior Legal Counsel- IP Investigations, Adobe
Ada Wong, Vice President Intellectual Property, Brightseed
Sanjesh Sharma
Assistant General Counsel- Patents
Johnson and Johnson
Kelly Burke
Associate Senior Legal Counsel- IP Investigations
Adobe
Kelly Burke is Associate Senior Legal Counsel, IP Investigations at Adobe, where she focuses on IP investigations and protection, and leads the Trade Secret Protection Program. Prior to that, she was Senior Security Counsel at Apple, concentrating on insider threats. Before she went in-house, she was a prosecutor for more than a decade at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in trying complex white collar, public corruption, and public integrity criminal cases.
Ada Wong
Vice President Intellectual Property
Brightseed
Join us for an insightful panel on the Defend Your Trade Secrets Act, which, since its signing by President Obama in 2016, has laid the foundation for federal protection of trade secrets. Discover the promising commercial and job creation opportunities arising from this legislation, fostering innovation across industries.
James Pooley, Independent Advisor, Independent
James Pooley
Trade Secret Expert
Innovative companies must ensure that exiting employees are not taking valuable intellectual property with them when they join a new company. Conversely, employers must adopt best practices when recruiting new employees to avoid any costly litigation challenges. This panel session will provide you with the best approach in dealing with the on-boarding and exiting of employees to protect your trade secret assets.
Sanjesh Sharma, Assistant General Counsel- Patents, Johnson and Johnson
Kelly Burke, Associate Senior Legal Counsel- IP Investigations, Adobe
Ada Wong, Vice President Intellectual Property, Brightseed
Sanjesh Sharma
Assistant General Counsel- Patents
Johnson and Johnson
Kelly Burke
Associate Senior Legal Counsel- IP Investigations
Adobe
Kelly Burke is Associate Senior Legal Counsel, IP Investigations at Adobe, where she focuses on IP investigations and protection, and leads the Trade Secret Protection Program. Prior to that, she was Senior Security Counsel at Apple, concentrating on insider threats. Before she went in-house, she was a prosecutor for more than a decade at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in trying complex white collar, public corruption, and public integrity criminal cases.
Ada Wong
Vice President Intellectual Property
Brightseed
Join us for an insightful panel on the Defend Your Trade Secrets Act, which, since its signing by President Obama in 2016, has laid the foundation for federal protection of trade secrets. Discover the promising commercial and job creation opportunities arising from this legislation, fostering innovation across industries.
James Pooley, Independent Advisor, Independent
James Pooley
Trade Secret Expert
Natalie Birnbaum
Principal Owner, Attorney
Repro Solutions
Asima Ahmad
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Carrot Fertility