Miami Trade Secrets Attorney

Attorney Aaron Resnick of Law Offices of Aaron Resnick represents Miami businesses that need to protect trade secrets or stop someone from using them. The firm drafts confidentiality agreements and internal policies and litigates misappropriation claims. Start with the information involved, who had access to it and what happened.

What Qualifies as a Trade Secret in Florida?

A Florida trade secret has independent economic value, actual or potential, because people who could profit from its disclosure or use do not generally know it or readily discover it by proper means. It must also be subject to secrecy efforts reasonable under the circumstances. Chapter 688, Florida's Uniform Trade Secrets Act, sets both requirements.

Formulas, practices, processes, designs, instruments, patterns or compilations of information may qualify if both requirements are met.

Attorney Aaron Resnick of Law Offices of Aaron Resnick reviews the information and the measures used to keep it secret.

What Does It Take to Protect a Trade Secret?

A secret recipe, software algorithm or manufacturing process needs independent economic value from secrecy and reasonable secrecy measures to qualify under chapter 688. Confidentiality alone does not establish a trade secret. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick reviews the information, who can access it and the steps used to keep it confidential.

What Trade Secrets Services Does the Firm Provide?

Law Offices of Aaron Resnick provides risk assessment, confidentiality agreements, internal policies and trade secret litigation. Review can address protecting information before a dispute or responding to suspected misuse. Each engagement starts with the information at risk, the safeguards already in place and the agreements already signed.

• Risk Assessment and Strategy Development: Assessing potential risks, identifying information that qualifies as a trade secret and developing protection measures.

• Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs): Drafting and enforcing NDAs with employees, contractors and business partners.

• Trade Secret Policies and Procedures: Establishing internal policies and procedures for trade secrets, including employee training and security measures.

• Litigation and Enforcement: Representing businesses in trade secret disputes and seeking injunctions or damages when the law permits.

Courts may order actual or threatened misappropriation to stop and award damages under chapter 688 when the legal requirements are met.

A trade secret owner may sue for misappropriation in federal district court under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act when the secret relates to a product or service used in, or intended for use in, interstate or foreign commerce.

Who Handles a Trade Secrets Matter at the Firm?

Attorney Aaron Resnick handles every trade secrets matter himself, from the first review to court. He has handled business disputes in Miami since 1998 and is a past president of the Miami Beach Bar Association. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick addresses prevention and disputes through agreements, policies and litigation.

How Can I Protect Trade Secrets Stored Digitally?

Identify where confidential files are stored, who can open or copy them and how access changes when employees or contractors leave. Law Offices of Aaron Resnick reviews confidentiality terms, internal policies and security practices. If you suspect misuse, preserve access logs, emails and device records before anyone deletes them.

What Should I Bring, and What Happens Next?

Bring the relevant agreements, confidentiality policies, a timeline and records showing who had access to the information. Do not include the trade secret itself in the initial inquiry. Attorney Aaron Resnick reviews the protection issue or suspected misuse and the next deadline before the scope of work is agreed.

Florida law and federal law each give three years to file a misappropriation claim, counted from when the misappropriation was discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence (Florida filing period; federal filing period). A continuing misappropriation counts as one claim under both laws. A threatened disclosure or a court response date can require action sooner.

Sending an inquiry does not create representation.

Send the parties, the problem and the next date; the firm reviews every inquiry and tells you whether it can help.

We Don't Make Promises. We Have Results to Prove It.

Aaron Resnick has handled business disputes in Miami since 1998 and is a fourth generation Miami resident. He works hands-on on every case; the client gets Aaron on every major litigation issue, not a junior partner. The Law Offices of Aaron Resnick represents large corporations, Miami businesses and their owners, professional athletes and entertainers in Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties and across Florida in business litigation and business counsel. Call 305-672-7495 or request a consultation.

This page provides general information and is not legal advice. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.