Delaware’s Two Courts for Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants
January 26, 2016
Publication
Delaware is known for its robust litigation in the field of corporate governance, generally arising from transactions among some of the country’s largest and most well-known companies. But Delaware also has become a forum of choice for litigants seeking to protect a variety of intellectual and competitive interests, including trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and confidentiality agreements. Delaware offers parties in such disputes two sophisticated trial courts: a court of equity, the nationally recognized Delaware Court of Chancery, and its parallel law-court option, the Delaware Superior Court.