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Starting this year, restrictive covenants in employment agreements and other business-related agreements in Georgia are subject to new rules governing who can enter into these agreements, how these agreements should be written, and how disputes will be handled by the courts.

What's changed - for businesses, the bench and the bar? What's remained the same? What can we do? What should we do?

Please join us for this webinar, the third in our 2011 Trade Secrets Webinar Series-as we break-down the new law, highlight important features, and provide tips on how to protect businesses' investment in their people and their confidential information in Georgia. Our experienced panel of Seyfarth attorneys will be joined by Kevin Levitas, a former member of Georgia House of Representatives, who played a key role in the passage of the new law.

When:

Thursday, July 21, 2011

2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern

1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Central

12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Mountain

11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Pacific

 Who Should Attend:

General Counsel, In-House Labor and Employment Counsel, In-House Intellectual Property Counsel, HR Directors and HR Supervisors, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Security and Information Officers, and Competitive Intelligence Professionals

Speakers:

Kevin Levitas, Former Member Georgia House of Representatives

Erika Birg, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bob Stevens, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Register Here

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We are pleased to announce that the Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, and Non-Competes Group's first webinar on November 5, 2009 entitled Monitoring the Revolving Door: Protecting Your Trade Secrets in Today's Economy was a tremendous success.

There were over 550 registered attendees in various legal and business positions, including business leaders, general and associate in-house counsel, human resource professionals, franchise professionals, competitive intelligence professionals, and outside counsel, from numerous domestic and international locations.

The first webinar covered best practices for protecting your company’s trade secrets and managing risk from trade secret claims. Rarely does a day go by without a news report of another high profile theft of important data from a company or the loss of key employees to competitors. Employer downsizing and competitive pressures have increased the need for companies to ensure that they have adequate protections in place to safeguard company assets.

Topics discussed in the first series of informative discussions included:

• Identifying trade secrets
• Adequately protecting trade secrets
• Conducting trade secret "audits"
• Implementing effective trade secrets policies and procedures
   

As discussed during the presentation, seeking trade secret counseling and a secret audit can assist clients to determine best practices to help protect their most important assets.

For those interested professionals who were not able to attend the first webinar and would like to listen to the recorded audio webinar or would like a copy of the presentation materials, please submit your request to sguigliano@seyfarth.com

Coming up on December 9th, we will host the second in our series, Trade Secret Triage and Restrictive Covenant Relief.  Please register (link to website registration) to join us to discuss what to do when you fear that someone has misappropriated your trade secrets.

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Please join us for the first of our Trade Secrets Webinar Series
Monitoring the Revolving Door:
Protecting Your Trade Secrets in Today's Economy
on November 5, 2009

Seyfarth Shaw’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, and Non-Competes Group is pleased to announce a comprehensive webinar series on trade secrets, computer fraud, and non-competes in today’s economy.

The first webinar will cover best practices for protecting your company’s trade secrets and managing risk from trade secret claims. Employer downsizing and competitive pressures have increased the need for companies to ensure that they have adequate protections in place to safeguard company assets. Rarely does a day go by without a news report of another high profile theft of important data from a company or the loss of key employees to competitors.

Topics slated for discussion in the first of our series of informative discussions include: 

• Identifying trade secrets
• Adequately protecting trade secrets  
• Conducting trade secret "audits"
• Implementing effective trade secrets policies and procedures

Date: November 5, 2009

Time: 
10 am – 11:30 am Pacific
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Mountain
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Central
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern

Panelists:

Michael Wexler, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Kurt Kappes, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Robert Milligan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Register: www.seyfarth.com/events

Next Trade Secrets Webinar Program
Trade Secret Triage and Restrictive Covenant Relief
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 

Once an employee is out the door, the swift and certain reaction of management is essential to protecting the company's valuable business information.  Kate Perrelli and Erika Birg will discuss generally (1) immediate steps to take upon an employee's departure; (2) assessment of potential claims; (3) forensic analysis of electronic clues in support of potential claims; and (4) steps to prepare for litigation, if necessary.

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