Just weeks after filing suit against a former engineer, xAI has escalated the dispute by suing OpenAI directly. In a complaint filed on September 24, 2025 in the Northern District of California, xAI accuses OpenAI of orchestrating a deliberate campaign to misappropriate xAI’s trade secrets, interfere with its economic relationships, and gain an unfair edge […]| Beck Reed Riden LLP
The pace of trade secret litigation in the AI industry shows no sign of slowing. On September 15, 2025, Doximity and two of its executives moved to dismiss OpenEvidence’s lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts, which alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and related claims. Doximity’s motion offers a window into how courts may evaluate trade secret claims in the AI context, especially when the “secret” at issue is a system prompt or another feature of an AI model.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
Russell Beck and Steve Riden will be presenting at Practising Law Institute’s program “Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2025: An In-Depth Look into What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional, and Key Strategic Decisionmaker Needs to Know,” on Thursday, September 18, 2025, starting at 9:00 a.m. ET. Russell is the Chairperson of the event. The event is being […]| Beck Reed Riden LLP
On August 28, 2025, xAI (formerly known as Twitter) filed suit in the Northern District of California against a former employee, alleging willful misappropriation of its most sensitive trade secrets, breach of contract, fraud, and violations of California’s computer access statutes. X.AI Corp. et al v. Xuechen Li, Case No. 3:25-cv-07292 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 28, 2025). The allegations are nothing short of explosive.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
Russell Beck was named the Best Lawyers® 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Labor and Employment in Boston. This is Russell’s fourth year of being recognized as a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year.” This accolade is awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from […]| Beck Reed Riden LLP
Beck Reed Riden LLP is pleased to announce that five of its lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® Edition of Best Lawyers. In addition, Russell Beck was named 2026 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Boston Area. Russell Beck, Stephen Riden, Nicole Daly, Bob Shea, and […]| Beck Reed Riden LLP
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool. Increasingly, AI is generating valuable information that companies want to protect as trade secrets. From drug discovery to chip design, AI systems are producing intellectual property that once required substantial human effort and resources. At the same time, AI’s ability to process massive datasets means that certain categories of trade secrets may not remain protectable at all.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
Sarah Tishler is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses on complex business disputes in state and federal courts, including intellectual property, breach of contract, and fraud claims. Her experience also includes regulatory investigations, international arbitration, securities litigation, shareholder litigation, class-action litigation, and pre-transactional advising.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
The November 25, 2013, edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and January 7, 2014, edition of New England In-House both feature Beck Reed Riden LLP’s work for Fortune 500 companies in articles about trends in corporate legal spending titled “Report: Firms should target global companies’ business.” The articles are by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reporter Brandon Gee.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
As OpenAI launches ChatGPT 5, much of the focus is on its speed, accuracy, and ability to handle more complex work than ever before. But as with any leap in AI capability, the legal risks are also about to accelerate.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
On December 9, 2024, Russell Beck and Sarah Tishler will be speaking at the New York City Bar Association’s Trade Secrets Symposium.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
On Wednesday, August 7, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM ET, Beck Reed Riden LLP will be hosting a virtual expert roundtable to discuss the FTC’s looming ban on noncompete agreements.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
Beck Reed Riden LLP is pleased to make available its updated 50 state (plus DC) survey chart of noncompete laws. The chart is a summary of employee noncompetition laws and applicable standards throughout the country.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
