March 2014 – Bailey Brauer

Dallas Trial Lawyer Alex Brauer Named Among Texas’ Top Young Attorneys

Complex commercial litigation attorney Alex Brauer, a founding partner of the trial and appellate law firm Bailey Brauer PLLC, is being recognized among the state's top up-and-coming attorneys in the 2014 Texas Rising Stars list published by Thomson Reuters' legal division. Less than 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys are chosen for the Rising Stars list, which will appear in the April 2014 issue of Texas Monthly and Texas Rising Stars magazines. The exclusive list is based on nominations from fellow lawyers and independent research that reviews lawyers' abilities in 12 key categories. In addition to results achieved for clients, the categories also include court experience and professional activity. This is Mr. Brauer's fifth consecutive appearance on the Texas Rising Stars list. Mr. Brauer has recently obtained several successful outcomes for Bailey Brauer clients in partnership and business disputes, and regularly defends and prosecutes claims of fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, theft of trade secrets, antitrust and RICO. He was also recently quoted, along with Bailey Brauer client Bath Fitter, in The Texas Lawbook on the successful use of alternative fee agreements in business litigation. Mr. Brauer is recognized on the 2014 Texas Rising Stars list based on his work in business litigation, general litigation and appellate law. In addition to successfully litigating and trying cases in federal and state courts throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Nevada and Wisconsin, Mr. Brauer has an outstanding appellate track record representing clients before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and various Texas state intermediate appellate courts. Bailey Brauer PLLC is committed to providing efficient, effective legal representation in high-stakes litigation. Led by experienced trial and appellate lawyers Clayton Bailey and Alex Brauer, the firm focuses on complex commercial litigation, agribusiness, appeals, and class and collective actions. For more information, please contact Bailey Brauer

Bailey Brauer Quarterly Newsletter – March 2014

Firm News - March 2014 Attorney Clayton Bailey has been recognized as a Client Service All-Star by The BTI Consulting Group of Wellesley, Mass. Attorney Bailey is one of only 330 attorneys nationwide to be recognized as a Client Service All-Star based on independent interviews with corporate counsel. Attorney Alex Brauer has been recognized as a 2014 Texas Rising Star by Thompson Reuters. This marks the fifth consecutive year that attorney Brauer has been recognized as a Rising Star. On February 14, 2014, attorney Brauer was quoted on alternative fee agreements in the Texas Lawbook. In December 2013, attorney Ben Stewart was interviewed by KLIF-AM’s Kurt Gilchrist regarding the lawsuit pitting Snuffer’s Restaurants, Inc. against Pat Snuffer. Attorney Paul Green was recently admitted to the United State District Courts for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas. No Confidentiality Agreement? You May Still Be Protected. One of your key employees just left and went to a competitor. Unfortunately, you never had her sign a confidentiality agreement. Is your confidential information in jeopardy? Maybe not. A best practice is to have employees working with your company’s confidential information (customer lists, bid processes, secret formulas, etc.) sign a confidentiality agreement. Even if this did not occur, however, your confidential information may still be protected. Under Texas law, a former employee may not divulge the trade secrets of his former employer. This is true even when there is no contract between the employee and employer prohibiting such disclosure. The primary issue then becomes whether your company’s confidential information qualifies as a trade secret. Many items may fall within the definition of a trade secret: customer lists; pricing information; customer preferences; and manufacturing processes to name a few. In