USA Law and Practice Contributed by: Claudia Ray, Joseph Loy, Brandon R. Weber and Andrew (Keum Yong) Lee, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an international law firm with approximately 3,500 attorneys across the USA, Europe and Asia. Kirkland’s trade secrets litigation practice includes approximately 75 attorneys with years of experience represent - ing both plaintiffs and defendants in trade se - crets matters in diverse industries. They draw upon the depth of Kirkland’s intellectual prop - erty, commercial litigation and other practices to provide an approach tailored to each indi - vidual case. Kirkland’s trade secrets attorneys have litigated a broad spectrum of trade secret
disputes, ranging from outright theft to violation of various agreements including employment, R&D, joint development, and technology trans - fer and know-how agreements. They have won significant victories for clients in these matters in UK courts, US federal and state courts, and arbitrations, and have worked collaboratively with law enforcement agencies to protect cli - ents’ IP. The practice’s success is grounded in extensive jury and bench trial experience, and a sophisticated appellate practice to protect cli - ents’ successes at the trial level.
Authors
Claudia Ray is a partner in Kirkland’s intellectual property practice group. She represents clients in litigation, arbitration and administrative proceedings involving trade secret, copyright,
Joseph Loy is a partner in Kirkland’s intellectual property practice group. His practice focuses on trade secret and patent infringement disputes before federal trial and appellate
trade mark, internet and contract/licensing issues across a wide range of industries. Her trade secret practice includes litigation and counselling relating to software, technology, financial services and consumer products. Claudia also serves on the Intellectual Property and Technology Advisory Committee of the American Arbitration Association and the Bulletins Committee of the International Trademark Association, and is the chair of the Copyright Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
courts nationwide. His trade secret work includes both offensive and defensive litigation and corporate counselling. Joe has represented clients in cases involving a wide range of industries, including autonomous vehicles, biotechnology, computer hardware and software, cruise ships, digital photography, exercise equipment, mattresses, medical devices, oil drilling, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, robotics, smartphones, wireless communications, and vehicle telematics. He is a frequent commentator on trade secret issues before intellectual property Bar associations and law school communities.
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