People: Erik W. Weibust, Associate

Erik W. Weibust

Associate

Boston
Direct: (617) 946-4848
Fax: (617) 946-4801

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Biography

Mr. Weibust is a senior associate in the Litigation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, and is a member of the Securities and Financial Litigation and Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes practice groups. He is also an active member of the firm's national SOX Whistleblower Team, and a regular contributor to the Trade Secrets Blog.

Mr. Weibust’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including the representation of corporations and their officers and directors in securities, business, and employment-related litigation. Mr. Weibust also regularly represents companies and executives in non-compete and trade secrets cases. He has experience from the early stages of litigation through the appeals process, including trial experience.

The New England Super Lawyers publication andBoston Magazinerecognized Mr. Weibust as a “Rising Star” in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, Mr. Weibust served as a law clerk to the Honorable Peter W. Hall of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Education

J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
B.A., University of Vermont
magna cum laude

Admissions

Massachusetts

Courts

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Sixth and Ninth Circuits
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Affiliations

American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association

Presentations

"Key Considerations Regarding Trade Secrets and Non-Competes in Business Transactions," Seyfarth Shaw Webinar (November 2011)
“An Altered Landscape for Non-Compete Agreements in Massachusetts?” Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing (April 2010)

Publications

Contributor, "Employee Mobility, Restrictive Covenants, and Trade Secrets" Chapter of the ABA Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation (2012 Ed.)
"Steps to Take Before the Whistle Blows," The Corporate Board, Vol. XXXII No. 191 (November/December 2011)
“Whistleblower 3.0: Nuts and Bolts of Dodd-Frank's Whistleblower Bounty Provisions," Compliance & Ethics Professional, Vol. 8, No. 4 (August 2011)
"Understanding Whistleblower Bounty Rules Is Critical," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (August 1, 2011)
FYI: Wave Of Whistleblower Claims On The Way," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (April 25, 2011);Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly (April 25, 2011);
"Employer Rights and Responsibilities: Monitoring Employee Communication in the Workplace," Insights Magazine (Winter 2011)
"Technology and Privacy in the Workplace: Monitoring Employee Communications After the Supreme Court's Quon Decision," Boston Bar Journal, Vo. 54, No. 4 (Fall 2010)
"Are There Still Avenues for Recovery in United States Courts for Overseas Hedge Fund Losses After Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.?" The Hedge Fund Law Report (July 8, 2010)
“Is Your Company’s Internship Program At Risk?” New England In-House (May 2010); Maryland Daily Record (June 30, 2010)
"Are There Avenues for Recovery in United States Courts for Overseas Hedge Fund Losses?” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 2, No. 29 (July 23, 2009)
“Anti-SLAPP Statute Shouldn’t Protect Litigation-Related Statements to Media,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (July 20, 2009)
“Will Stoneridge Protect ‘Secondary Actors’ in the Current Financial Crisis?” Securities Docket: the Global Securities Litigation and Enforcement Report (Fall 2008)