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• Trade Secret Litigation in Maine

  • When
    11 Sep 2024
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    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

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  Trade Secret Litigation in Maine Courts

  September 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

  Via Zoom

  Description: Nolan Reichl of Pierce Atwood LLP will provide a presentation concerning trade secrets litigation in Maine, including actions under the Maine Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act. The presentation will include an overview of the relevant statutes, the factual scenarios where these claims arise, and practical tips for litigating theft of trade secrets cases.

  Nolan Reichl

  Nolan Reichl is an experienced trial attorney and appellate advocate who serves as a partner in Pierce Atwood’s Litigation Practice Group, including as co-chair of the firm’s Appellate and Amici team.

  Nolan focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, trade secret theft, toxic tort litigation, as well as administrative, constitutional, and appellate litigation. Nolan represents institutional clients in a range of industries, and has represented some of the largest institutions in the United States and Maine, including Central Maine Power Company, Camden National Bank, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Sappi North America, and Eli Lilly and Company.

  During his career, Nolan has tried cases in Maine’s state and federal courts, and has argued numerous appeals in Maine Supreme Judicial Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Nolan has authored amicus briefs submitted to the United States Supreme Court (including in the landmark case United States v. Windsor), testified numerous times before the Maine Legislature concerning the constitutionality of proposed legislation, provided commentary on legal and government affairs to print and broadcast media outlets across Maine, and is the author of the leading treatise chapter concerning Maine administrative law.

  As part of his practice, Nolan focuses on e-discovery law and technology, and has assisted numerous clients with matters that have posed significant legal and technological challenges with respect to document collection, review, and production.

  This program is pending one hour of general CLE credit from the Board of Overseers of the Bar.  Zoom credentials will be emailed one day in advance of the CLE.

  
  

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• Navigating Federal Prosecution of Violent Crimes: Key Statutes, Investigations, and Penalties

  • When
    26 Sep 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

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  Navigating Federal Prosecution of Violent Crimes: Key Statutes, Investigations, and Penalties

  September 26, 2024

  12:00-1:15 p.m.

  Via Zoom

  Description: The federal government has generally lacked jurisdiction to prosecute many violent crimes. Accordingly, the burden has traditionally fallen upon state and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors. However, Congress has increasingly broadened federal jurisdiction which enables federal agents and federal prosecutors to become more involved in the enforcement effort against violence.

   This training is designed to be a concise summary of some of the federal statutes which can be used to prosecute violent offenders. It is not all-inclusive; however, it describes the principal statutes available and some of the consequences to a federal conviction. During this training we hope to assist the bar with understanding federal firearms laws, how they are investigated, and the potential penalties their client’s face.

  Speakers:

  Johnathan G. Nathans, Assistant United States Attorney at U.S. Department of Justice

  Based in Portland, Maine, John Nathans has served as an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice since September 2018, leveraging extensive legal expertise to prosecute federal cases. Prior to this role, Nathans was an Assistant Attorney General at the Office of the Maine Attorney General from October 2015 to September 2018, where they handled various state-level legal matters.

  Before joining the state’s top legal office, Nathans practiced law at Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC in Portland, Maine, from September 2013 to November 2015. Their legal career began with a judicial clerkship at the Maine Superior Court, serving from August 2012 to August 2013. Nathans also gained valuable experience as an intern at the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office, where they worked from June 2011 to June 2012.

  John Nathans holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law (2009-2012) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a focus on Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond (1999-2001).

  Nicholas Heimbach, Assistant United States Attorney at U.S. Department of Justice

  Nick has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2019. While assigned to the U.S. Attorney’s Bangor office, Nick primarily prosecuted firearm and drug offenses and offenses committed within Acadia National Park. Now in the U.S. Attorney’s Portland office since 2023, Nick is responsible for prosecuting a variety of cases, including fraud, firearm, and intimate partner violence/Violence Against Women Act offenses. Nick serves as the District of Maine’s Intimate Partner Violence Coordinator, as well as the Asset Forfeiture Coordinator, Digital Asset Coordinator, and Criminal e-Litigation Coordinator.

  Nick previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Child Protection Division of the Maine Attorney General’s Office and an Assistant District Attorney in the York County District Attorney’s Office.

  
  

  This program is pending one hour of general CLE credit.  Zoom login credentials will be emailed one day before the program.

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