Seyfarth Attorneys to Present Paper on Trade Secrets and Lawyer Mobility at AIPLA Trade Secret Summit

At some point in his or her legal education, every law student discovers one of the more strikingly unique rules about the profession that he or she aspires to enter. Unlike laws governing physicians, accountants, engineers, and virtually all other professions, rules governing the practice of law impose a nearly absolute prohibition on lawyer non-compete agreements. At the same time, the law imposes on lawyers nearly ironclad obligations of confidentiality that generally do not apply to other types of professionals and business people.

 

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