C01 – Trade Secret Theft: Understanding Risks and National Security Issues, Engaging Law Enforcement, and Pursuing Civil Claims in Court (2024CLC-C01)

Monday, June 10, 2024

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

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The President's Track

Presented by the Executive Committee and the Intellectual Property Section  

About the Program

This program will provide a 360 degree view of trade secret theft in two modules.    Representatives from the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office will present a module on the risks of trade secret theft emerging from foreign actors and states.  This was recently featured in a 60 Minutes interview with FBI Director Christopher Wray.   The FBI, U.S. attorney, and a private practitioner will have a panel discussion in a second module directed to best practices and guidelines for engaging law enforcement in addressing IP theft.  

You Will Learn

About the risks of trade secret theft emerging from foreign actors and states
About best practices and guidelines for engaging law enforcement in addressing IP theft
About views from the bench in effectively asserting a trade secret theft claim

Who Should Attend

In-house counsel and outside counsel assisting clients on IP and trade secret theft issues.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credit (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credit (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

Speakers

Macomber_James1 James Macomber
Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Haven

Neeraj Patel1 Neeraj N. Patel
U.S. Attorney's Office District of Connecticut, New Haven

Moderator

Matthew_Murphy Matthew S. Murphy
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, Hartford