Carey Dewitt, Shareholder, Butzel Long to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Live Webcast

New York, NY, February 08, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Carey Dewitt, Shareholder, Butzel Long will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “Trade Secrets Protection Act & Defend Trade Secrets Act: 2016 Updates.” This two-hour event is scheduled on February 11, 2016 @ 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (ET).

For further details and updated list of speakers, please visit:
https://theknowledgegroup.org/event/?ID=trade-secrets-protection-act-defend-trade-secrets-act-2016-updates-live-webcast-2

Event Summary:

Businesses protect their intellectual property (IP) through various legal tools, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. To date, the federal government fails to standardize trade secret legislation. Trade Secret Law predominantly is governed by the state. Every state, except Massachusetts and New York, has adopted a version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. The lack of uniform federal protection for trade secrets has become a source of contention for many companies.

In 2014, Congress considered two bills designed to create a new private federal action under the Electronic Espionage Act (EEA). The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and Trade Secret Protection Act (TSPA) were designed to enable trade secret plaintiffs to attack trade secret misappropriations, ostensibly cyber espionage and cyber misappropriation. However, the bills failed to pass.

Compared to federal intellectual property law reform focusing on patent trolls, trade secret reform has received little attention. However, it is possible that the bills will fail to address any perceived or real trade secret misappropriation, but instead will create 'trade secret trolls.'

In this two-hour live webcast, a panel of key thought leaders and practitioners invited by The Knowledge Group will review the proposed Trade Secrets Protection Act & Defend Trade Secrets Act and will discuss how they may protect trade secrets or contribute to trolling. Speakers will offer best practices to minimize risk when trade secrecy is compromised.

Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:

- Trade Secrets Protection Act – Overview
- Defend Trade Secrets Act – Overview
- Advantages for Trade Secret Owners
- Uniformity and Other Limitations
- Sanctions for Non-Compliance with New Trade Bills
- Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine
- Compliance and Litigation Risks
- Best Practices

About Carey DeWitt

Carey A. DeWitt, based in Butzel Long's Bloomfield Hills office, is a Shareholder and is past Chair (and Practice Group Leader, 1995-2003) of the Firm's Labor and Employment Department. He was elected to four successive two-year terms on the Firm's Board of Directors (2005-2013). He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School (J.D. 1984), and Michigan State University (B.A. 1981).

Mr. DeWitt has thirty years of experience representing employers and enterprises in all phases of litigation, including employment discrimination matters, employment contract and executive termination cases, both commercial and employment trade secret, anti-raiding, and unfair competition cases, as well as in labor arbitration, collective bargaining, and other matters. His clients include colleges and universities, technology based companies, manufacturers, hospitals and health care institutions, construction related enterprises, auto suppliers, and various service providers. Mr. DeWitt is listed in Best Lawyers in America (Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment), Michigan Super Lawyers (Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property Litigation): Corporate Counsel, and DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit (Trade Secrets; Labor and Employment Law). He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.

About Butzel Long

Butzel Long is a leading law firm with offices in Michigan, New York City, and Washington, D.C., as well as alliance offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Mexico City and Monterrey. Founded in 1854, Butzel Long is one of the oldest firms in the Midwest, having played a prominent role in the development and growth of several major industries. Business leaders have turned to us for innovative, highly-effective legal counsel for 160 years. Our firm is a founding member of Lex Mundi, one of the first and largest networks of leading independent law firms located in 160 separate jurisdictions around the world.

Our firm has over 3,000 geographically diverse clients that are active in national and international markets. These clients come from many sectors, including advertising, automotive, banking and financial services, construction, energy, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, professional services, publishing, real estate, retail and wholesale distribution, technology, transportation, and utilities.

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examines trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format.

The organization brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts to study the impact of changes and emerging trends. Hear leading government officials/regulators, key thought leaders, and industry experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues and their impact on industries.