Vigilant Lawyers Protecting Your Business Interests

Rapid changes in technology, coupled with the ability to electronically capture and transmit information in a matter of milliseconds, are making it increasingly difficult to keep trade secrets and confidential information private.

At Barney & Karamanis, LLP, we understand that protecting your trade secrets and confidential information is critical in maintaining your competitive advantage/edge over competitors. However, we also recognize that even the soundest safeguards and security policies may be compromised by improper means, such as breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, theft, bribery and/or espionage. Unless there is an immediate and decisive legal response, trade secret misappropriation by former employees or third parties can cause enormous loss of value to your company. We can contribute to the success of your company’s business model by assisting you to develop comprehensive protection plans that preempt and defend against trade secret misappropriation.

Our attorneys work diligently to prosecute and protect you against businesses or individuals who would endanger your trade secrets and your business as a whole by misusing proprietary info, or breaking nondisclosure or noncompete contracts.

We also defend parties against these types of allegations. Our team recognizes just how damaging it can be to face false allegations of stealing trade secrets, breaching a contract or committing some other wrongful act. We also recognize that mistakes happen and should not be allowed to damage an otherwise successful endeavor.

We  consider contingency agreements for these matters on a case-by-case basis. We are prepared to assist you in the following areas:

• Trade secret misappropriation
• Unfair and deceptive trade practices
• Restrictive covenants
• Contract disputes
• Commercial litigation risk management
• Nondisclosure agreement disputes

How We Can Help You

Our attorneys can help identify and protect your proprietary information and litigate in instances of alleged misappropriation of proprietary information. We work to defend aggressively our clients against such allegations because we understand the potential damage to their reputations that can occur when trade secret infringement allegations arise. Our services include but are not limited to:

• Counseling: We can assist you in developing and implementing trade secret protection plans, which invariably involves the use of nondisclosure agreements signed by company executives and employees.
• Litigation: We can handle trade secret ligation in state and federal courts throughout Illinois, New York and California, and we have experience with international trade and transactions.