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Trade Secrets: The 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act creates federal court jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets

Trade Secrets: The 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act creates federal court jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets 150 150 walsh.law

Peter J. PizziThe Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, signed into law on May 11, 2016, creates federal court jurisdiction and additional remedies for the misappropriation of trade secrets, an area of law that had long been the domain of state courts except in diversity of citizenship cases.

Read more about this statute here› or contact Peter J. Pizzi at ppizzi@walsh.law or (973) 757-1011.

US-Asia Institute Names Liza Walsh to Leadership Post

US-Asia Institute Names Liza Walsh to Leadership Post 150 150 walsh.law

Founded in 1979 the US-Asia Institute is a private United Nations-associated NGO devoted to improving understanding and strengthening ties between the people and governments of the United States and Asia.  Liza M. Walsh was named the Institute’s newest board member.

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Walsh Lawyers Defeat Class Action Claim Based on Free Drug Samples

Walsh Lawyers Defeat Class Action Claim Based on Free Drug Samples 150 150 walsh.law

A New Jersey federal judge, on May 11, 2016, dismissed a proposed class action alleging Sanofi-Aventis US Inc. encouraged medical providers to bill for free drug samples and engaged in a kickback scheme to persuade retailers to sell its medication, but said it can be refiled with more specific allegations. Walsh lawyers Liza M. Walsh, Tricia B. O’Reilly and Katelyn O’Reilly worked on the case for Sanofi.

The decision is available here.

The New Jersey Law Journal Covered the Walsh Start-up

The New Jersey Law Journal Covered the Walsh Start-up 150 150 walsh.law

The leading New Jersey legal industry periodical covered Walsh’s founding.

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Law360 Profiled the Walsh Start-up

Law360 Profiled the Walsh Start-up 150 150 walsh.law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The national legal industry daily covered our May 9, 2016 launch, with 18 lawyers and 7 staff.

 

Walsh, Majority Women-Owned, Opens in Newark

Walsh, Majority Women-Owned, Opens in Newark 150 150 walsh.law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liza M. Walsh announced the formation of a majority women-owned law firm concentrating on complex commercial litigation, financial services and risk management, labor and employment law, and strategic counseling, with offices in Newark, New York, and Philadelphia.

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Walsh Lawyers Help Sustain Antitrust Summary Judgment

Walsh Lawyers Help Sustain Antitrust Summary Judgment 150 150 walsh.law

Walsh lawyers Liza M. Walsh, Tricia B. O’Reilly, and Marc D. Haefner, worked with lawyers from Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, in successfully defending on appeal the lower court’s summary judgment in favor of Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC in Eisai, Inc. v. Sanofi Aventis U.S., LLC, No 14-2017 (May 4, 2016). The precedential decision, issued in May 2016, clarified the contours of Third Circuit antitrust law in regard to alleged market barriers created by contracting practices.

The decision is available here.