Law Offices of Jonathan M. Cooper

08/27/2026

In an August 19 opinion, a California appeals court upheld a trial court's decision awarding a former employer damages for solicitation and misappropriation

08/25/2026

On August 12, Schenectady's Ellis Hospital sued to bar enforcement of St. Peter's Health's 1-year noncompete agreements with 27 local cardiologists

07/27/2026

https://www.jonathancooperlaw.com/blog/will-open-weight-models-cripple-future-ai-trade-secret-cases-.cfm

A July 24 open letter from 26 industry heads urges AI leaders to expand access and make public their AI models. This could end AI trade secret theft claims.

02/04/2026

In the last number of years, Washington State has aligned itself with the growing number of jurisdictions that have strongly hemmed in noncompetes

12/04/2025

In this video clip, NY restrictive covenant attorney Jonathan Cooper discusses the first steps that should be taken when a rainmaker is leaving the company

11/19/2025

NY noncompete lawyer Jonathan Cooper discusses an employer's first steps to safeguard its confidential information when offboarding a departing employee

09/09/2025

On September 5, the FTC took the definitive step of formally withdrawing its appeals seeking to uphold its Noncompete Rule, and agreed to vacate the Rule

08/21/2025

On August 13, President Trump issued a new Executive Order that rescinded the Biden Administration's marching order to the FTC to ban noncompetes

07/17/2025

In a striking countermove to many states' laws curbing noncompetes, Florida has now significantly broadened its noncompete rules

05/12/2025

One of the most vexing challenges in breach of contract cases, especially in the employment context, is whether lost profits are recoverable as damages