About Seyfarth Shaw
The attorneys of the Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, & Non-Competes practice group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP protect and defend clients against those who improperly handle proprietary information, violate non-compete agreements, improperly solicit customers or remove electronic data from businesses, and raid employees. Although we counsel our clients to avoid these situations, should trouble arise, we aggressively appear in court for injunction proceedings with an experienced team of trial attorneys and e-discovery practitioners.
Robert Milligan is the editor of the blog and a partner in Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Los Angeles office in the Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Departments. His practice encompasses a wide variety of commercial litigation and employment matters, including general business disputes, unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation and other intellectual property theft, real estate litigation, insurance bad faith, invasion of privacy, products liability, wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour disputes, ADA and OSHA compliance, whistleblower cases, bankruptcy and other business torts. Mr. Milligan has represented clients in state and federal courts in complex commercial litigation and employment litigation. His experience includes trials, binding arbitrations and administrative hearings, mediations, as well as appellate proceedings. 
Paul Freehling is a partner with the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. With more than 40 years of professional experience, Mr. Freehling has tried cases in both state and federal courts and before arbitration tribunals, and he has argued before three U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal as well as the Illinois Appellate Court. In addition to his practice in a wide variety of complex litigated matters, Mr. Freehling has significant experience in alternative dispute resolution both as a neutral and as an advocate. He has been appointed to the Roster of Distinguished Neutrals by the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, the premier organization for alternative methods of dispute resolution. Mr. Freehling represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including consumer goods, consumer finance, packaging and materials handling, not-for-profit corporations, and government contracting.
Scott Humphrey is a partner in Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants and Corporate Espionage Group. He serves on the Group's National Steering Committee and has successfully prosecuted and defended trade secrets and restrictive covenant cases throughout the United States. In doing so, Scott has successfully obtained and defeated temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions involving trade secret and restrictive covenant matters for clients in the technology, securities and financial services, transportation, electronics, software, insurance, healthcare, consumer products, and manufacturing industries. Scott has also written and reviewed restrictive covenant agreements for both Fortune 100 and small privately held corporations.
James McNairy is a senior associate in the Sacramento office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. He is a member of the Litigation department and his practice focuses on commercial, trade secret, and employment litigation. Mr. McNairy’s commercial litigation practice focuses on complex matters involving breach of contract; insurance bad faith; franchise, dealer and distribution disputes; unfair competition; business torts; false advertising; discriminatory pricing; and anti-trust. Mr. McNairy prosecutes and defends trade secret misappropriation claims, including obtaining associated expedited discovery and relief. Mr. McNairy’s employment litigation practice focuses on restrictions on competition and freedom of employment (non-compete and non-solicitation agreements), ERISA, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage and hour class actions brought under state and federal law. 
Eddy Salcedo is an experienced first-chair trial lawyer and is currently in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. He has successfully represented a wide range of clients in trade secret, enforcement of non-competition agreements, partnership disputes, and trademark infringement litigations. He has also served as trial counsel for parties in construction and real estate development disputes, contract disputes, and general commercial and civil litigation. His experience includes state and federal bench and jury trials, appeals and arbitrations. He has appeared as counsel of record in the Appellate Division and the Court of Appeals of New York (New York's highest state court), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Salcedo is a native Spanish speaker.
Mr. Wexler is a partner in the firm's Chicago office and Chair of the national Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, and Non-Competes Practice Group. His practice focuses on trial work and counseling in the areas of trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate espionage, unfair competition, complex commercial disputes, intellectual property infringement, and white collar criminal defense in both federal and state courts. A former state prosecutor, Mr. Wexler's extensive investigatory experience and considerable jury trial practice enables him to advise clients with regard to potential disputes and represent clients through and including a determination of their rights at trial.