Trade Secrets & Proprietary Asset Protection.
When proprietary source code, algorithmic weights, manufacturing formulas, or customer architectures cannot be publicly disclosed in patents, Miller & Cole LLP builds legally binding trade secret protection frameworks and aggressively enforces rights under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and equitable doctrines.
Trade Secret Protection Metrics
Trade Secret Services.
Proactive identification, security protocols, and expedited civil enforcement.
Trade Secret Audits & Registries
Structured identification and confidential cataloging of proprietary assets to establish clear provenance and satisfy the statutory "reasonable measures" legal threshold.
Clean-Room Engineering Protocols
Design of strict clean-room software development environments to insulate development teams from accusations of competitor source code contamination.
Employee Onboarding & Exit Protocols
Drafting customized non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), invention assignments, restrictive covenants, and conducting formal departure forensic evaluations.
DTSA & Misappropriation Litigation
Aggressive trial representation asserting or defending against claims under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, state Uniform Trade Secrets Acts (UTSA), and common law duty of loyalty.
Ex Parte Seizures & Injunctions
Emergency federal court filings for emergency temporary restraining orders (TROs) and ex parte seizures of compromised hardware and cloud accounts.
Vendor & Joint-Venture Moats
Contractual data-segregation agreements, API access guardrails, and audit rights for strategic partnerships and contract manufacturing relationships.
Practice Leads.
Clara Whitfield
Partner | Software & Tech Moats
Admitted: California State Bar, Australia. Advises cloud architecture leaders and artificial intelligence enterprises on code governance and trade secret defense.
Email Counsel →Daniel Okafor
Senior Partner | Trade Secret Trials
Lead trial attorney in high-stakes DTSA jury actions and preliminary injunction hearings across federal circuits.
Email Counsel →Confidential Trade Secret Advisory
Inquiries are encrypted and protected by prospective client confidentiality.