P.J.

Kee

P.J. regularly represents clients in federal and state courts. He has been on trial teams that have not only successfully obtained and fended off injunctions relating to trade secrets, but also prevailed on the merits at trial. P.J. also litigates other complex commercial and employment matters that involve breach-of-contract claims, business torts, fraud claims, fiduciary duty actions, defamation claims, invasion-of-privacy claims, wage-and-hour disputes, Title VII claims, and appellate advocacy.

When not litigating, P.J. actively counsels clients on strategies to protect their trade secrets and confidential information and on ways to avoid potential liability when hiring key personnel from a competitor. P.J. is a founder of and editor for the Trade Secret Insider, a legal blog committed to providing timely legal insights on trade secrets, non-competes, computer fraud, and data theft.

Some representative matters include:

• Kadant Johnson, Inc. v. D’Amico, No. 10-2869 (E.D. La.) (full trial victory on non-competition and trade secret claims where the plaintiff sought more than $162 million in damages and received nothing)
• Total Safety U.S., Inc. v. Rowland, No. 13-6109 (E.D. La.) (obtained preliminary injunction and contempt order requiring periodic forensic inspections for trade secret theft)
• HydroChem LLC v. Duplessis, et al., No. 14-264 (M.D. La.) (obtained injunctive relief)
• Lagniappe Logistics, Inc. v. Buras, et al. No. 2013-13979 (22nd JDC) (full trial defense victory on plaintiff’s claims for trade secret theft, unfair trade practices, and breach of fiduciary duties)
• Orion Marine Construction, Inc. v. Coyle, et al., No. 17-052 (S.D. Tex.) (obtained expanded preliminary injunction barring bidding activity based on contempt and inevitable disclosure doctrine)
• River Services Co., et al. v. Peer, et al., No. 17-2691 (E.D. La.) (obtained injunctive relief on reverse domain hijacking claims)
• ChillCo, Inc. v. Tri Mech Industrial, L.L.C., No. 17-2774 (E.D. La.) (obtained permanent consent injunction)
• Fibrebond Corp. v. Millstone Capital Advisors, LLC, et al., No. 16-1084 (C.D. Ill.) (obtained consent preliminary and permanent injunctions concerning trade secret theft)
• Total Safety U.S., Inc. v. Barton, No. 18-397 (W.D. Tex.) (obtained preliminary and permanent injunction regarding trade secrets)
• Annie Sloan Interiors, Ltd. v. Jolie Design & Décor et al., No. 17-11767 (E.D. La.) (obtained preliminary injunction concerning trademark infringement, reverse palming off, false advertising, and breach of contract)
• State of Louisiana v. Sadeghi, No. 529-944 (Orleans Parish Criminal District Court) (not guilty jury verdict on all counts)
• Axis Teknologies, LLC v. Fibrebond Corporation, et. al. United States District Court for the District of Arizona Case No. 2:18-cv-03150 (full victory on non-competition and trade secret claims where the plaintiff sought more than $30 million in damages and received nothing)