Trade secret litigation often involves highly sensitive and confidential business information, raising
significant ethical considerations for legal professionals, companies, and employees. Whether you are prosecuting or defending a trade secret case, the ethical challenges can be complex, especially when it comes to issues of confidentiality, misappropriation, and the use of trade secrets in litigation.
- Understand the ethical challenges involved in prosecuting and defending trade secret claims, including how to handle confidential information.
- Learn about conflicts of interest and how to avoid unethical practices in trade secret cases.
- Gain insights into discovery procedures and the ethical responsibilities regarding the disclosure and handling of sensitive information.
- Explore the balance between aggressive legal tactics and adherence to professional ethical standards.
- Learn how to navigate ethical issues in settlement negotiations and the use of trade secrets as leverage in litigation.
Kelly Burke
Kelly Burke is Associate Senior Legal Counsel, IP Investigations at Adobe, where she focuses on IP investigations and protection, and leads the Trade Secret Protection Program. Prior to that, she was Senior Security Counsel at Apple, concentrating on insider threats. Before she went in-house, she was a prosecutor for more than a decade at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, where she specialized in trying complex white collar, public corruption, and public integrity criminal cases.