Program Details
2026-11-20 12:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-11-20 12:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTTrade secret claims are won or lost long before the complaint is filed. Under the DTSA and every state’s version of the UTSA, protection exists only for information the owner took reasonable measures to keep secret — and courts increasingly scrutinize whether those measures were real or merely recited in a handbook. This session lays out, step by step, how to identify what a company actually owns, how to secure it in a way that satisfies the statutory standard, and how to generate the documentary record that carries a TRO motion. It covers the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding through the exit interview, with attention to the specific mistakes that routinely sink otherwise strong cases.
Gregory S. Bombard 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm ESTWhen the non-compete is unavailable or unenforceable, employers still have a substantial toolkit — but each tool carries its own limits, and several states now treat overbroad confidentiality or non-solicitation provisions as de facto non-competes subject to the same bans. This session surveys the alternative contractual, compensation-based, and operational protections, explains where the enforceability lines are being drawn in the most restrictive jurisdictions, and shows how modern information governance and privacy compliance programs double as competitive safeguards. It closes with a practical framework for advising clients on a layered protection strategy that does not depend on any single agreement.
Gregory S. BombardGregory S. Bombard is a Shareholder in the Boston office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where he is a trial lawyer focused on trade secret litigation, business torts, and complex commercial disputes. He represents pharmaceutical, biotechnology, technology, and manufacturing companies in state and federal courts and in arbitration, on both the plaintiff and defense side, with a practice centered on protecting confidential business information, managing the risks of employee departures, and litigating noncompete, nonsolicitation, and trade secret misappropriation claims. He is a co-author of the American Bar Association’s treatise Protecting and Litigating Trade Secrets (2nd Ed.), and his trade secrets practice is recognized by IAM, The Legal 500, and World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), which describes him as “renowned for his practice in the area.” As employers across the country confront the narrowing of restrictive covenants, his work sits squarely at the center of how companies must now rely on trade secret law, confidentiality protocols, and litigation strategy to safeguard their most valuable information.
Gregory S. Bombard is a Shareholder in the Boston office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where he is a trial lawyer focused on trade secret litigation, business torts, and complex commercial disputes. He represents pharmaceutical, biotechnology, technology, and manufacturing companies in state and federal courts and in arbitration, on both the plaintiff and defense side, with a practice centered on protecting confidential business information, managing the risks of employee departures, and litigating noncompete, nonsolicitation, and trade secret misappropriation claims. He is a co-author of the American Bar Association’s treatise Protecting and Litigating Trade Secrets (2nd Ed.), and his trade secrets practice is recognized by IAM, The Legal 500, and World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), which describes him as “renowned for his practice in the area.” As employers across the country confront the narrowing of restrictive covenants, his work sits squarely at the center of how companies must now rely on trade secret law, confidentiality protocols, and litigation strategy to safeguard their most valuable information.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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