Reuters: Examining employee mobility, remote work, and AI as trade secret litigation surges
February 23, 2026
Trade secret litigation is breaking records, and the landscape is becoming more complex than ever. According to Lex Machina’s 2026 Trade Secret Litigation Report, federal courts saw over 1,500 new trade secret cases filed in 2025, the highest annual total to date. At the same time, employee mobility, remote work, and rapid advances in AI are reshaping how companies create, protect, and inadvertently risk their most valuable information.
In an article for Reuters Legal and Westlaw Today, Boston-based Member Nick Schneider explores how these forces are driving litigation and what organizations can do to strengthen their trade secret protection programs.
Read the full article here.