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What to Do When Someone Steals Your Trade Secrets: A North Carolina Business Owner's Action Plan

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Maybe you've noticed unusual patterns in lost business, or perhaps another employee tipped you off about the theft. Whatever the warning signs, you need to act quickly and strategically. Here's your step-by-step guide to...more

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Outside Counsel Guidelines: Built to Evolve, Designed to Align

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Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs) are more than static billing recommendations; they are living and breathing instructions that align teams with corporate values, risk tolerance, and operational expectations. While other...more

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The Promise and Peril of AI in Legal Practice

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the legal profession, offering tremendous opportunities to enhance efficiency and access to justice. While AI tools are reshaping how legal professionals operate, the use of AI in...more

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Why Your Employees Are Your Biggest Trade Secret Risk (And What NC Business Owners Can Do About It)

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While external cyber threats make headlines, the reality is that your biggest risk often comes from within. For North Carolina businesses, from tech startups in Durham to manufacturers in Greensboro, understanding how to...more

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AI Note-Taking: Many Things to Ponder

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AI note-taking is today’s topic du jour. The first thing to know about this topic is that you need to experience it for yourself to see why it’s so attractive. (I’ll run a blog soon summarizing how AI note-taking works in...more

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Secure Use of Artificial Intelligence for Data Processing in the Legal Services Industry

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As legal service providers increasingly leverage artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency and accuracy across a variety of services, ensuring the security and integrity of sensitive client data remains a primary focus...more

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Lawyers Beware: There Could Be Serious Ethics Issues With The New AI Browsers That Are Launching

Artificial intelligence just took a major step forward. Before you let it take a step into your firm, let’s discuss. Two of the most well-known AI platforms, ChatGPT and Perplexity, have launched something called AI, or...more

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Is Gen AI Really A Threat to Trade Secrets?

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The advent of generative artificial intelligence has given rise to a debate about how this innovative technology will affect intellectual property rights and trade secret protections in particular....more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

How AI Is Helping Corporate Legal Departments

According to a recent survey, artificial intelligence gained a significant foothold in corporate legal departments in 2025, where it is being used mostly for contract drafting and review, legal research, and document...more

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Trade Secrets in the Automotive Industry

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As recent innovations in automotive technology continue to fuel unprecedented growth across the industry, companies must adapt their privacy and confidentiality capabilities to safeguard highly valuable trade secrets. With...more

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[Webinar] AI and the Legal Industry: Ethical Issues, Privacy/Security Considerations, Best Practices for Using AI - Navigating...

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This CLE webinar will guide counsel on navigating the challenges when using AI in the practice of law. The panel will address ethical issues and privacy and security considerations. The panel will also offer best practices...more

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Doing Work in Public Spaces: Confidentiality Lessons from Airplanes, Trains & Beyond

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Working on the go has become a necessity for many, but it should never come at the expense of confidentiality. Julie Savarino explains....more

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Confidentiality in the Digital Age: The Singapore approach

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In a digital age where large volumes of data can be transferred and retained with ease, the Singapore High Court’s recent decision in Hayate Partners Pte Ltd v Rajan Sunil Kumar [2025] SGHC 41 sheds light on a growing...more

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Safeguarding Your Business Data

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In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss the importance of protecting sensitive business information such as client lists and proprietary data. Using the...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Border Search Inspection of Electronic Devices: What Organizations and Their Employees Need to Know

Employees traveling internationally on behalf of an organization must take steps to protect sensitive, confidential, or proprietary data carried on electronic devices. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has broad...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OIG makes seven recommendations for CFPB following major incident

On May 5, the OIG for the Fed authored a report with several recommendations for the CFPB following a major security incident regarding confidential supervisory information (CSI). The OIG issued four findings with seven...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Best Practices to Safeguard Your Company’s Trade Secrets — Case Study

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The number one risk for trade secrets exfiltration is from insider threats—employees, contractors, or even executives with access to sensitive information who either intentionally or accidentally compromise it. Sometimes it’s...more

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Generative AI and Trade Secrets: A New Frontier for IP Litigation

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As legal and business professionals focused on protecting intellectual property—especially those of us in business litigation—it's crucial to stay attuned to the expanding influence of generative AI (“GenAI”). While patents...more

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NFL Draft Provides Wake-Up Call on Protecting Confidential Information While Working Remotely

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Last week’s NFL draft highlighted more than the accomplishments of athletes at the combine or on the field. While there was extensive coverage of the merits of each player, one of the major headlines coming out of the draft...more

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He Got the MrBeast Blueprint… and a Trade Secret Lawsuit

Imagine getting your hands on the ultimate creator cheat code — the behind-the-scenes playbook MrBeast uses to dominate YouTube. Now imagine going viral not for using it, but for allegedly walking off with it. That’s exactly...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Spring Cleaning and Tune-up for Your Trade Secret Portfolio: Eight Steps

Spring has arrived, and in addition to cleaning, it’s a good time to reassess how your company is handling its trade secrets. Far from being static, trade secret innovations, processes, and data evolve over time. Business...more

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Trade Secret Protection in 2025: What In-House Counsel Need to Know

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Recent developments in workplace dynamics, regulatory changes, and several high-profile cases have highlighted the growing importance of understanding and protecting your company's trade secrets. For in-house counsel, staying...more

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Security Best Practices for Remote Depositions in the Digital Age

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Trial outcomes often hinge on witness testimony. Attorneys collect much of this testimony during a formal process called a deposition. A critical component of discovery, depositions traditionally occur in law offices or...more

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Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Policies in the Workplace

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In recent years, many organizations have implemented new policies on artificial intelligence (AI) use to help prevent bias, plagiarism, or use of AI tools that produce inaccurate or misleading information. Meanwhile, many...more

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Release of Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia Practice Advisory on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Professional...

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On November 22, 2024, Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) released Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Professional Practice, a practice advisory for EGBC registrants that provides guidelines on the use of...more

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