Patent and Trade Secret Essentials Including an Update on the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act

Amy Pepke is immediate past chair of the firm's Appellate and Written Advocacy Practice Group. A particular focus of her practice is representing hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, and insurance companies in civil litigation on local and national level. She is well-versed in MDL procedures, motion and appellate practice, having represented major companies in high-profile product liability MDL and consolidated case proceedings. Her most recent experience includes serving as MDL appellate trial counsel and lead motion coordinator for major medical device company in one the largest product liability litigations in history.

Danny Van Horn is an experienced, aggressive and solutions oriented trial attorney in complex commercial matters, including matters in highly regulated industries. He has fought for clients obtaining successful verdicts in disputes concerning closely held businesses, unfair competition, construction, intellectual property and real estate related cases.