2026 Trade Secret Update
Total Credits: 1 Alabama CLE Credit
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Categories:
- Intellectual Property
- Faculty:
- James Pooley
- Original Program Date:
- Jan 15, 2026
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Trade secret enforcement is evolving quickly as mobility and remote work expand exposure. This update highlights recent decisions, cross-border issues, and remedies trends under the DTSA and state law. Gain concrete steps to strengthen “reasonable measures” and litigate more effectively.
Schedule:
- Document and audit “reasonable measures” that courts actually credit.
- Handle onboarding, offboarding, and device return with defensible protocols.
- Use TROs, seizure tools, and expedited discovery strategically.
- Quantify damages with market, unjust enrichment, and reasonable royalty models.
Faculty
James Pooley Related Seminars and Products
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP
James Pooley is Special Counsel in the Menlo Park, California office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, where represents clients as lead counsel and strategic adviser in high stakes patent and trademark disputes. He has broad litigation experience, has served in executive business capacities, and as an international diplomat focused on intellectual property. He was a driving force behind the adoption of the Digital Trade Secrets Act, including when he was invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about the then-proposed law. He has served as Deputy Director General of the World Intellectual Property Law Association, president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and chair of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Mr. Pooley received his B.A. cum laude from Lafayette College and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.
