Employee Mobility & Trade Secrets
Paul Hastings was among the first global firms to establish a dedicated Employee Mobility & Trade Secrets practice, and we remain a leader in this rapidly evolving area, where fierce competition for talent and the ease of transferring data across borders and devices have heightened risks.
- Labor & Employment Law Firm of the Year
Chambers USA Awards (2026)
- Band 1 – Labor and Employment Nationwide and California
Chambers USA (2026)
Activision in a high-profile “Modern Warfare” EMATs case stemming from the departure of 42 video-game employees to Electronic Arts. Both Activision and the departed employees claimed over $1 billion in damages. The case resolved on the date jury selection was scheduled to begin.
AeroVironment in securing a multimillion-dollar judgment in a jury trial involving three former employees and the enforcement of invention assignment agreements, contract provisions and intellectual property ownership rights. The jury found that all three former employees engaged in fraud and two breached their contracts, awarding compensatory and punitive damages.