Munger Tolles

Firm overview:

Known for its strength in the courtroom, Munger Tolles has been involved in some of the US’s most high-profile legal cases. Its members have been recognised as some of the top labour and employment attorneys in California and beyond, enlisted by companies for complex matters requiring litigation expertise, investigations, or sophisticated advice.

Munger Tolles’ impressive client list provides a solid foundation for its inclusion as a ‘Notable’ firm in this year’s Trade Secrets rankings. Clients ranging from one of the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturers, Applied Materials, to Snapchat owner Snap Inc, have enlisted the help of the firm for trade secrets matters.

Some of its high-profile representations include for Abbott Laboratories, the third-largest medical device company in the world, in pursuing lawsuits against three former employees for downloading confidential documents upon their departure and for breaching non-solicitation agreements.

Biotechnology giant Amgen sought out Munger Tolles when bringing a trade secret action in state court against a competitor firm and former executive for allegedly misappropriating trade secrets in relation to its blockbuster cancer drug Neulasta. And the firm represented Intel in two separate actions against former employees who took the chipmaker’s confidential and trade secret information.

Team overview:

The team in Munger Tolles’ Trade Secret and Employee Mobility Practice offer a range of services, from counselling on day-to-day issues to high-stakes litigation.

Miriam Kim is one of the firm’s attorneys who has been singled out as an industry leader. Kim’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation and investigations with a focus on trade secrets and IP protection, false advertising and technology disputes. She has also received accolades for her efforts to promote the use of generation AI to bridge the access to justice gap.

Munger Tolles’ bench of experienced litigators in the trade secrets sphere also includes Malcolm Heinicke, Katherine Forster, Laura Smolowe, Jennifer Bryant, Carolyn Hoecker Luedtke, and Vincent Ling.

Clients:

Abbott Laboratories, Air Lease, Amgen, Applied Materials, Checkr, DoubleLine Capital, First Student, Fortress Investment Group, Guardsmark, IAG Capital, Intel, Snap