Reeves vs. Hanlon
Jan 01, 2004OUTCOME: Judgment for Plaintiff, Robert L. Reeves
A departing partner must be familiar with and properly navigate California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Civil Code Section 3246 et seq.)(“UTSA”), which governs misappropriation of trade secrets, when i ... nforming clients of a move to a new firm. In the seminal 2004 case Reeves v. Hanlon (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1140, the California Supreme Court defined the scope of the UTSA in the context of a law firm partner departure and use of the firm’s client list