Why Attend
Protecting Trade Secret information is a critical competency for today’s innovative industries. Companies are required to create sound internal & external policies to preserve confidentiality and reduce the likelihood of misappropriation.
As we’ve seen in recent blockbuster cases such as: Coca Cola, Waymo and Genentech, trade secret theft can lead to both commercial and criminal liabilities costing millions of dollars.
At the Trade Secret Protection & Management USA Summit you will build strong strategies and meet the leading figures in the West coast trade secret space.
This is a cross-industry event designed for innovative industries looking to build a comprehensive trade secret strategy. It is a must-attend for in-house, solution providers and private practice specialists working within trade secrets.
Highlights Include
- Interact with the leading innovative companies from across the West coast and form a formidable IP strategy.
- Form your industry-specific trade secret approach with our “Connect and Discuss” roundtable series.
- Create a comprehensive trade secret litigation strategy by understanding the latest trends from an end-user perspective.
- Gain practical methods of trade secret IP protection and discover the fundamental misappropriation risks with our in-house industry panels.
Key Statistics
2023 ATTENDEES INCLUDE
2023 Co-Chairs
Minh Hoang-Merchant
Ms. Merchant is a seasoned executive with deep healthcare experience, which includes companies spanning the market cap spectrum. From her contributions at a Fortune 5 public healthcare company, where she provided steady guidance on complex issues, to her strategic counsel at a nimble pre-IPO start up where she oversaw several transactions and financings just prior to its $375 million merger with a public company, Ms. Merchant has provided legal counsel and regulatory oversight on all aspects of corporate matters.
She is the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Corporate Compliance Officer at Aspira Women’s Health Inc., (Nasdaq: AWH), a bioanalytical-based women’s health company. Prior to joining Aspira, Ms. Merchant served as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Corporate Compliance Officer at Genome Medical Inc., a private telegenomics company. Prior to that, she served as Associate General Counsel, Global Director of Litigation & Human Resources at Myriad Genetics where she provided legal and strategic guidance on all matters of healthcare regulations, compliance, privacy commercial relationships, federal and state regulations and clinical trials. Ms. Merchant began her corporate career at McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 5 company and the largest pharmaceutical distributor in the nation, where she served Chief Counsel after one decade in private legal practice. Ms. Merchant began her career in law after graduating from UCLA School of Law where she was the Joseph Drown Fellow. Ms. Merchant has served as President of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California, and was the inaugural co-chair of the National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys in 2008.
Rachel Lovejoy
Rachel is currently Senior Counsel (Chief IP Counsel) at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), a company founded by Elon Musk that designs, manufactures, launches and operates advanced rockets and spacecraft. She manages all aspects of the company’s intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, and negotiates complex technology transactions across SpaceX’s lines of business. In her almost 9 years at SpaceX, she has also advised on issues of confidentiality, privacy and security, real estate, and whatever other issues arise on a given day.
Rachel has over 25 years of experience working with high-tech companies. Prior to joining SpaceX in early 2014, she worked for IBM for 11 years in various roles in San Francisco, New York, Dubai and Sao Paolo. Earlier in her career, she worked in Silicon Valley with high-tech startups, both in private practice and in-house. Rachel received her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, and her law degree from Harvard Law School. She also served for 8 years as an officer in the US Army Reserve.
CROSS-INDUSTRY IN-HOUSE EXECUTIVES INCLUDING:
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Portfolio Testimonials
I had two goals in attending the litigation conference, and both were accomplished. First, network:
in just two short days, I met a number of lawyers who I may call to one day for advice or just to chat.
Second, learn: the presentations and roundtables provided just the right depth for someone like me, a
US-trained lawyer, who wanted to learn more about ex-US IP law and litigation. I am grateful for having
the opportunity to speak at the conference, and I look forward to attending others to come.
It is always great to attend conferences wherein both in house and law firm speakers are there, in addition when we can get generic and innovators views
Great topics and high quality speakers. Not to forget about the great networking opportunities face to face. I truly enjoyed the event.
Good, relevant and practical topics, with good interaction between attendees and frank but respectful exchanges of views.
Great event, nice mixture of people, excellent presentations, panels and round tables. Good networking opportunities.
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