Breach of Contract
Jul 22, 2014OUTCOME: Settlement - return of monies paid
Former Employee turned independent contractor refused to honor his obligations to the company by pursuing legitimate business opportunities.
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Nate Kelly's Legal Cases (17)
San Francisco, CA
Litigation Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Business ... +3 more
RenewAge v. Enlightened Energy et al
Jun 11, 2014OUTCOME: Money judgment; Closure of competing business.
Trade Secret Theft Litigation - sued startup client's former employee for taking client data and program tools without authorization and in breach of his employment contract.
Trademark Defense
Apr 21, 2014OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement - Client maintains mark
Client, Top Shelf Beverages, sued for trademark infringement and dilution by company who purchased rights to trademark for Clearly Canadian out of Bankruptcy.
Trade Secret Dispute
Mar 05, 2014OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement in favor of client in amount equal to fair licensing fee plus attorney's fees
A former employee of my client stole valuable information, including an Excel program created in-house used to sell energy projects. We sued for breach of employment contract and under the Uniform Trad ... e Secrets Act.
National Distribution Agreement
Feb 13, 2013OUTCOME: Contract Completed.
Drafted and negotiated national distribution agreement for supplement company. Agreement included performance perks, territory definition and pricing.
International Franchise Agreement
Sep 18, 2012OUTCOME: Successful Completion of International Franchise Agreement
Negotiated and completed international franchise agreement taking Menchie's Frozen Yogurt of California to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Business Client v. Former Employee
Sep 12, 2012OUTCOME: Settlement - cease and desist along with damages.
Former employee of client took proprietary business software (trade secrets) during his last week and incorporated these trade secrets into a newly formed business.