Taft attorneys Daniel Saeedi, Rachel Schaller, and Blair Harrington co-authored the article, “Safeguarding Your Company’s Trade Secrets During the Great Resignation,” published in the second quarter issue of The Illinois Manufacturer. The article discusses the current worker shortage and how companies can increase the protection of their trade secrets and confidential information during the Great Resignation. 

Read the full article here.

Saeedi focuses his practice on issues relating to employment law, privacy, and information security. He represents clients nationwide in the realm of trade secret theft, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and breaches of fiduciary duties. Saeedi also provides counseling to businesses on how to employ best practices and policies to better position themselves to litigate unfair competition claims. 

Schaller partners with clients to develop winning strategies, solving employment-related issues while minimizing business disruption and expense. An accomplished litigator, she advises and defends public and private entities concerning various complex employment matters, including class and collective actions, wage and hour violations, discrimination claims, and pattern or practice litigation.

Harrington represents clients in all stages of litigation in state and federal courts, as well as before state and federal agencies on a variety of employment disputes. She has significant experience representing employers against competitors in disputes involving non-competition and non-solicitation, trade secret theft, and unfair competition. Harrington has also defended employers in numerous discrimination, retaliation and whistleblower suits, and worker classification disputes.