Editor’s Note: The holiday season is here, and we’re getting into the spirit with some classic holiday posts. This is our final one for 2015, so … Read more

Mike Greco is a partner in the Philadelphia office of the law firm Fisher & Phillips. He litigates and provides counseling nationwide to employers concerning legal claims and issues arising from the movement of employees between competitor firms. Mike has prosecuted and defended more than 300 employee defection and recruitment matters, obtaining and defeating injunctive relief in at least 27 different state and federal courts. Contact him at mgreco@laborlawyers.com.
Editor’s Note: The holiday season is here, and we’re getting into the spirit with some classic holiday posts. This is our final one for 2015, so … Read more
By Michael R. Greco When employers seek injunctive relief to enforce a restrictive covenant, nearly every judge begins the injunctive hearing with the same … Read more
Editor’s Note: TLNT has been celebrating the last two weeks with classic holiday posts from the past. This is the final one for 2013. By Michael R. Greco … Read more
By Michael R. Greco Many employers are applauding a recent decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, which rejected an … Read more
By Michael R. Greco Yahoo recently named longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer as its new CEO. Since the announcement, Twitter has been aflutter with … Read more
By Michael R. Greco Small business owners understandably may be reluctant to use non-compete agreements for many reasons. The desire to divert precious … Read more
By Michael R. Greco Computers have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. We use them for work; we use them for play. Sometimes we use them for … Read more
By Michael R. Greco What does Obamacare have to do with non-compete agreements? Well, technically speaking, nothing. But the U.S. Supreme Court recently … Read more
By Michael R. Greco Mediating a non-compete and trade secrets dispute is different than mediating general commercial disputes. This is particularly true … Read more
By Michael R. Greco The Illinois Supreme Court recently brought Illinois into the mainstream of non-compete agreements. Like a majority of states across … Read more
By Michael R. Greco Hooters recently sued a competitor, La Cima Restaurants, alleging widespread misappropriation of trade secrets. That’s right. Trade … Read more
By Michael R. Greco If there is one thing that non-compete and trade secret plaintiffs and defendants can agree upon, it is that injunctions need to be … Read more
By Michael R. Greco In an eye opening decision, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted a temporary … Read more
By Michael R. Greco Continuing to chip away at one of its prior decisions, the Texas Supreme Court just made it a bit easier to enforce restrictive … Read more
By Michael R. Greco The debate rages on concerning the scope and extent of the federal Computer Fraud & Abuse Act. In simple terms, the CFAA makes it … Read more
By Michael R. Greco and Christopher P. Stief A recent survey by Manpower suggests that employers across the country are planning to increase their hiring … Read more
By Michael R. Greco Special caution is required concerning restrictive covenants that are ancillary to employment agreements for a fixed term (as opposed … Read more
By Michael R. Greco The difference between having a trade secret and not can come down to the steps that a company takes to protect its secrets. The … Read more
By Michael Greco Employees take and misuse company information for a variety of reasons. Some do it because they want to document what they believe to be … Read more
By Michael R. Greco When is it okay for an employee to steal trade secrets? According to the New Jersey Supreme Court, the answer is when an employee is … Read more