Unfair Competition

Unfair competition, passing off and trade secrets.

Whitepeak Law represents companies in unfair competition and passing off actions: client poaching, disparagement, breach of confidentiality agreements and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Practices

Areas
of practice.

Client poaching and unfair solicitation

Actions against systematic poaching of clients or staff: evidence gathering, characterisation of unfair acts, emergency injunctions to stop ongoing harm and claims for damages.

Disparagement

Actions against disparaging statements about a company, its products or its services: identification of disparaging conduct, cease and desist proceedings, rectification measures and damages claims.

Trade secret misappropriation

Protection and enforcement of trade secrets under EU Directive 2016/943: identification of trade secrets, evidence of misappropriation, emergency injunctions and damages claims.

Breach of confidentiality agreements

Enforcement of confidentiality agreements: identification of breaches, emergency proceedings to stop disclosure, injunctions against use of confidential information and damages claims.

Clients

The parties we represent.

Companies facing unfair competition

Companies suffering from systematic client or staff poaching, disparagement campaigns or misuse of confidential information: assessment, strategy and judicial proceedings.

Companies facing claims

Companies accused of unfair competition practices: defence strategy, analysis of the alleged acts and representation in court proceedings.

Businesses protecting trade secrets

Companies seeking to protect proprietary know-how, algorithms, client lists and other confidential business information against misappropriation.

Companies facing disparagement

Companies targeted by false or misleading statements about their products, services or practices: emergency injunctions and repair of reputational damage.

Approach

A defence strategic and technical.

Emergency proceedings expertise

Unfair competition cases often require urgent intervention to stop ongoing harm. Whitepeak Law is experienced in obtaining emergency injunctions and interim measures swiftly.

Evidence and characterisation

Unfair competition claims require careful evidence gathering and legal characterisation of the conduct. Whitepeak Law builds solid dossiers that hold up under adversarial scrutiny.

Full-spectrum representation

From initial emergency proceedings through to full trial on the merits and damages quantification, Whitepeak Law provides continuous representation across all stages of unfair competition litigation.

Paris Bar·UCLA School of Law·MIT Sloan School of Management·White & Case·Allen & Overy·Former Partner, Beaubourg Avocats

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