Spilling Secrets: Bracket-Busting Trade Secret and Non-Compete Disputes in Sports

This week, in our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law, we take a deeper look at trade secrets and non-compete cases in the wide world of sports.

Bracket-Busting Trade Secret and Non-Compete Disputes in Sports

As college basketball madness sweeps across the nation this March, we’re seizing the opportunity to explore the intriguing intersection of trade secrets law and the sports world.

In this episode of Spilling Secrets, Epstein Becker Green attorneys Peter A. Steinmeyer, James P. Flynn, Daniel R. Levy, and Susan Gross Sholinsky appeal to both sports fans and lawyers alike to examine the strategic use of non-compete agreements across various sports. From scrutinizing non-competes in football and dissecting no-poaching arrangements in golf to unraveling compelling trade secrets in boxing, the team embarks on an examination of the legal dynamics shaping competitive sports.

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