Trade SecretMisappropriation Attorney
Keyhani LLC represents businesses in misappropriation disputes involving improper acquisition, use, disclosure, employee departures, competitor conduct, and emergency litigation strategy.
Misappropriation Counsel for Trade Secret Conflict
A trade secret misappropriation case turns on what information is at issue, what kept it secret, and what evidence shows improper acquisition, use, or disclosure.
Departing Employee and Competitor Hire
Downloads, forwarded files, missing devices, customer contact, or use of confidential information after a job transition.
Source Code and Technical Materials
Repository exports, architecture documents, manufacturing methods, formulas, product specifications, or engineering data.
Customer, Pricing, and Strategy Information
Customer lists, bid strategy, margin data, pricing models, sales plans, vendor terms, and internal market strategy.
What Must Be Proven or Defended
A plaintiff can overreach by accusing before the facts are specific. A defendant can underestimate injunction and discovery risk.
Identification
The alleged secret must be stated with enough precision for litigation.
Reasonable Measures
Access controls, agreements, device limits, and policy enforcement can become central evidence.
Improper Conduct
Improper acquisition, use, or disclosure must be supported by facts, not suspicion alone.
Remedy Scope
The requested remedy should match the information and harm at issue.
Courts, Attorney Leadership, and Scope
Misappropriation disputes can require immediate decisions about federal jurisdiction, state-law claims, emergency relief, expedited discovery, evidence preservation, and whether the remedy request is broader than the actual evidence. Keyhani LLC helps plaintiffs build claims around identifiable information and helps defendants separate lawful skill, general knowledge, and independent work from unsupported accusations.
Darius Keyhani
20+ years of IP litigation experience and 80+ federal cases as lead counsel.
Frances Stephenson
Member and co-owner of Keyhani LLC, admitted in New York only.
Litigation Scope
Enforcement, defense, and court-focused dispute work, not general employment counseling or policy drafting.
Trade Secret and NDA Litigation Paths
Trade Secret Litigation
Parent practice for trade secret disputes, employee departures, emergency relief, and confidential-information litigation.
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View related disputesDiscuss a Trade Secret Misappropriation Matter
If your business is facing suspected misuse of confidential information or responding to a trade secret accusation, Keyhani LLC can evaluate the evidence, remedy risk, forum, and next step.