We understand intellectual property from both directions: how valuable know-how is created inside a business, and how it must be structured, controlled, and protected before a dispute ever begins.

Much of our intellectual property work centers on trade secrets: the proprietary knowledge, processes, and relationships that give a business its edge. We help you identify what qualifies, then build the protection programs, agreements, and internal controls that keep it yours. Because our counsel comes from an attorney who is also an inventor, we understand how IP is actually created, and how it is lost.

We also handle the full range of rights that surround those secrets: trademark clearance and registration, copyright, licensing and assignment, and IP ownership in employment and contractor agreements. A central part of our advice is the decision itself, when to file, when not to, and what each choice costs, so your strategy protects real value instead of generating paperwork.