Trade Secret Litigation
From burgeoning high-tech companies to established international manufacturers, healthcare giants, and established financial services and insurance institutions, clients regularly turn to Greene Espel to represent them in disputes involving trade secrets.
Our lawyers have litigated, tried, and handled on appeal trade-secret-misappropriation cases in Minnesota and across the United States, often with tens or hundreds of millions of dollars at risk. We take pride in working with in-house and outside experts to master complicated technical subjects and present those concepts to judges and juries in an understandable way. We also employ creative strategies to confront trade secret theft and secure the safe return of trade secrets while avoiding drawn-out litigation.
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Employment Litigation
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Employment Investigations
Explore Practice AreaEmployers rely on Greene Espel to conduct internal investigations about their most sensitive and high-stakes workplace issues.
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Employment Counseling
Explore Practice AreaGreene Espel partners with employers to foster diverse and inclusive workplaces, to develop and implement employment policies, and to advise about the myriad of employment issues that may arise daily.
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Non-Compete Disputes and Litigation
Explore Practice AreaEmployees come and go. When their departures implicate legal obligations, Greene Espel can help. Greene Espel mobilizes immediately when clients must seek, or defend against, expedited injunction motions that may arise when employees move from one job to another.
Events & Presentations
- June 18, 2026. Holley Horrell to Present on Recent IP-Related Court Decisions for the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- May 18, 2023. Jenny Gassman-Pines and Davida Williams to Present at Minnesota CLE's 2023 Employment Law Institute
EXTRAORDINARY NEWS
Legal 500 Recognizes Six Greene Espel Attorneys on the 2026 Legal 500 Minneapolis US City Elite List
Legal 500 is a legal research and ranking platform that benchmarks, informs, and connects providers and users of legal services worldwide.
Greene Espel Attorneys Recognized on the 2026 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Additionally, John Baker, Jeanette Bazis, and Jenny Gassman-Pines have been recognized on the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Minnesota list. Jeanette Bazis and Jenny Gassman-Pines also earned recognition on the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Minnesota list.
Kshithij Shrinath Named by Cultured Magazine as One of 13 Change Agents in the Nation on the 2026 Young Activists List
To mark the United States of America’s semiquincentennial, Cultured Magazine asked 13 activists, including Gloria Steinem, Stacey Abrams, and David Hogg, to nominate an organizer under 35 who has the potential to shape the years ahead.
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