Jessica E. MendelsonJessica E.Mendelson
Of Counsel, Employment
Jessica Mendelson is of counsel in the Employment Law Department of Paul Hastings. Her practice focuses on employee mobility and intellectual property, including trade secrets, covenants not to compete, unfair competition and fiduciary duties. She provides advice on best practices to protect and enforce intellectual property rights and restrictive covenants. On the transactional side, she prepares employee and executive contracts, focusing on the protection of trade secrets and the prevention of improper customer and employee solicitations.
Represented a large financial institution in arbitration for trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and various tort claims. After arbitration, obtained a complete victory for the company on all claims.
Successfully obtained favorable settlement for a life sciences company in its lawsuit against a competitor and their senior executive for retaining confidential information after resigning, as well as for raiding employees.
- Wiley W. Manual Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California
“Federal Court Allows Service on Foreign Defendants through Facebook,” IP Litigator, Author
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
“Be Careful What You Wish For: Urging Your Employees to Use Social Networking as a Marketing Tool May Well Blur the Line as to Who Owns"
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
"‘Your’ Trade Secrets,” ITech Law Journal, Author
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
“Theft of Trade Secrets Act,” Computer Law Review Int’l, Author
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
“Navigating Recent State Efforts to Limit Use of Noncompetes,” Law360, Author
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
“Careful, That Slice of Pizza May Be Full of Trade Secrets,” Law360, Author
OCTOBER 11, 2013
Member
GOLD Committee, Brown University
Member
UC Hastings Challenge Committee
- "Recent Developments Panel," ABA Business and Corporate Litigation Section, Speaker2023
- “When Employees Leave” and Strafford webinar on “Litigating Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims,” WebCredenza, Speaker2019