Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  The IP Due Diligence and Audit team at Merchant & Gould offers a depth and breadth of experience that provides its clients with peace of mind in both known and unknown terrain. Our attorneys have the experience and expertise to support acquisitions of any size and in any technology area. With over 25 attorneys in our Due Diligence and Audit group, with support from any attorney or technical specialist as needed, our team has seen just about everything when it comes to mergers and acquisitions.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  The attorneys in Merchant & Gould’s Appellate Group consult at all stages of trial and post-trial proceedings. At the trial stage, our attorneys look ahead to spot, preserve, and ensure an appropriate record is developed for potential post-trial appeal issues. After trial, we assist with post-trial motions to assure that issues are properly preserved and presented, all with a potential future appeal in mind. Attorneys from Merchant & Gould’s Appellate Group are also often engaged to handle post-trial proceedings and appeals for cases in which the firm was not previously involved. In these cases, clients look to our attorneys for their specialized knowledge and insight into the appeal process—a process that is quite different in strategy, procedure, and execution from the trial court proceedings. In each of these instances, our attorneys use their extensive knowledge of intellectual property law and appellate practice to identify and frame the relevant legal and factual issues and engage in all aspects of appellate advocacy and amicus representation.
• Unfair Competition
  Merchant & Gould’s Trade Secret and Unfair Competition lawyers understand that well-kept trade secrets are critically important to protecting a company’s success and position in the marketplace. In a world of constant change in technology, product development, and innovation, we assist clients to ensure that trade secrets are kept safe and protected. The safe-keeping of proprietary and confidential information is a commonly used tool that Merchant & Gould’s clients find useful to maintain a competitive advantage. The firm’s trial-tested teams are experienced in trade secret litigation but also counsel clients to prevent trade secret disputes from arising. The highly technical and scientific backgrounds of its professionals bring added depth for efficient and cost-effective legal support. The firm’s trade secret practice rounds out the firm’s patent, trademark, litigation, and copyright teams.

Employment Law

• Non-compete Agreement