As regular readers know, I focus on providing substantive content and rarely suggest educational programs to attend.
But, given that there is again an extraordinary amount of legislative, regulatory, and judicial activity affecting noncompetes and other restrictive covenants and that good CLE programs can be hard to identify, I thought I’d take a moment to call out a few upcoming, content-rich programs that I and leading practitioners, in-house counsel, experts, and others from around the country are participating in.
The programs are all in person (though PLI will be streamed too). Links to additional information about the programs, including registration information, are in the program titles.
In chronological order (note the time zones), the programs are:
AIPLA 2025 Trade Secret Summit
Taking place in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 27 and 28, 2025. The program will cover the following:
- Hot topics in trade secret law and industry-specific issues
- How forensics can change the outcome of a case
- Jurors attitudes
- Trade secret acquisition vs use in connection with expedited relief
- Trade secret damages and apportionment
- Litigating trade secret cases in federal court
- Ethics in trade secret cases
- Media relations in trade secret cases
- AI and trade secrets
Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and Other Competitive Restrictions — The Latest Word!
Taking place in Manhattan on April 2, 2025, from 9:00 to 1:30 ET, the program will feature highly practical insights from government speakers, legal experts from top law firms, corporate counsel, and advisors, and provide an in-depth look at current developments, key trends, and expert analysis.
Fundamentals of Noncompetes 2025
Taking place in Manhattan on April 10, 2025, from 1:30 to 5:00 ET, the program will cover the following:
- An overview of restrictive covenant regulation
- Practical tips for drafting noncompete agreements and related restrictive covenants
- The basics of restrictive covenant litigation
This program is a primer for PLI’s all-day, in-depth look at restrictive covenant law, which will be on September 18, 2025, in Manhattan (and streamed).
Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference
Taking place in person in Seattle, Washington, on April 24 and 25, 2025. The program will cover a wide range of employment law issues, including “Restrictive Covenants and the New Era of Antitrust,” focusing on the legislative and regulatory landscape of restrictive covenants and their intersection with the FTC in the Trump Administration.
Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants
Though still in the planning stages, the program will take place in Chicago, Illinois, likely on May 6 or 7, 2025, from 9:00 to 1:30 ET. Like the New York program, this program will also feature highly practical insights from government speakers, legal experts from top law firms, corporate counsel, and advisors, and provide an in-depth look at current developments, key trends, and expert analysis.
I hope you can come and learn.