Trade Secret Practice Tips From the 1st Half of 2026

Litigation partners Randy Kahnke, Lauren Linderman, Bryan Washburn, and Matt Burkhart co-authored an article for Law360 analyzing significant trade secret law developments from the first half of 2026 and key takeaways for practitioners and businesses. 

The article examines growing restrictions on noncompete agreements, evolving standards for identifying trade secrets, court rulings on calculating trade secret damages, and the circuit split over avoided-cost unjust enrichment damages. The authors discuss how these developments are shaping the ways trade secrets are protected, litigated, and valued.