Biography

Paul has 20 years of experience in representing clients in complex litigation. His practice is currently focused on the protection of intellectual property rights and related business interests arising out of employment relationships. In his practice, Paul regularly handles restrictive covenant disputes, trade secret litigation, computer fraud and abuse matters, and unfair competition claims in several different industries. Paul also works closely with his clients to counsel and train them on effective practices for the protection of customer relationships, intellectual property, confidential information and trade secrets, and investments in professional development.

Representative Matters include the following:

• Served as national counsel for a medical device manufacturer on restrictive covenant disputes.
• Obtained both injunctive relief and approximately $1.5 million in compensation on behalf of a national insurance brokerage company in a lawsuit against a departing sales brokerage team.
• Successfully defended group of futures traders against a claim of misappropriating an allegedly secret trading strategy that generated multi-million dollar profits for former employer.
• Defended both a sales representative who moved laterally to a competitor, and his new employer, in restrictive covenant litigation.  Succeeded in persuading the former employer, the national market leader, to dismiss the lawsuit, narrow its restrictive covenants, and adopt a hiring protocol with the new employer to help avoid future disputes.
• Served as co-trial counsel for Fortune 500 Company in action by employee claiming an invasion of privacy following an internal corporate investigation, and helped to establish favorable precedent for employers that such claims are preempted by Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act.
• Successfully defended national firm in case arising out of loss of patent rights for a new drug to be marketed in Japan.

In addition to his litigation practice, Paul has written extensively and is an active speaker on a wide range of topics, including best restrictive covenant practices, electronic crime in the workplace, and the effective use of alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Publications

• Restrictive Covenants v. Garden Leaves, Law360 (July 15, 2009).
• Successful Hires in a World of Restrictive Covenants: Five Things Every Company Should Do, Workforce Management (July 2009).
• Co-author, Dealing with Electronic Crime in the Workplace: Hacking, Stealing Trade Secrets, Fraud, Embezzlement and More, Pennsylvania Law Institute Employment Law Handbook (2004).
• Win Some, Lose Some: Defending Civil Rights Claims after United Artists v. Township of Warrington and Jones v. City of Philadelphia, Conrad O’Brien White Paper (November 2004).
• Co-author, ADR as Good Corporate Policy, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 6, No. 9 (September 1998).
• Co-author, Confidentiality and ADR: Protecting the Privacy of the Proceedings, The Legal Intelligencer at S7 (November 18, 1996).
• Co-author, Preemption under the Medical Device Amendments to the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act: The Business Implications of Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr, Morgan Lewis & Bockius White Paper (August 1996).
• Co-author, HMOs: Newest Lawsuit Targets, 18 Pennsylvania Law Weekly 889 (July 17, 1995).
• Co-author, Toxic Torts, The Environmental Law Practice Guide (Matthew Bender 1992) (Awarded “Best New Law Book of 1992” by Association of American Publishers).

Speaking Engagements 

• Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets in Pennsylvania: Defending Restrictive Covenants, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (January 28, 2009).
• Successful Hires: Acquiring Talent, Not Lawsuits, Client Regional Sales Managers Training, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (February 23, 2007).
• Navigating the New Hire: A Guide to Understanding Restrictive Covenants, Client National Sales Meeting, Miami, Florida (April 22, 2005).
• Municipal Law Developments Update: Defending Civil Rights Claims Against Municipalities, Pennsylvania State Township Solicitors’ Association Fall Seminar, The Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania (November 19, 2004).
• Employer Liability in Cyberspace, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Employment Law Forum, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (April 14, 2004).
• A Bylaws Checkup for Political Committees, County Chairmen’s Retreat of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, Toftrees Resort and Conference Center, State College, Pennsylvania (June 16, 2001).
• The Effective Use of ADR in Environmental Cases, Morgan Lewis & Bockius Environmental Law Developments Seminar, The Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October 8, 1998).
• Solving Problems Before They Arise: Using ADR to Achieve Your Clients’ Objectives, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey (August 20, 1998).
• Special Issues Presented by Private Party Actions Under CERCLA, Morgan Lewis & Bockius Environmental Law Developments Seminar, The Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October 28, 1997).
• Designer ADR: Building Your Own Solutions, Annual Educational Conference and Legal Expo of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (December 4, 1996).
• Getting Nominated: Tips for Protecting Your Nomination Petitions, County Chairmen’s Meeting of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania (June 5, 1996).

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