JEANNE FUGATE
Partner
King & Spaldin
Jeanne Fugate is a trial lawyer focusing on employment and intellectual property litigation, and complex civil litigation. She is currently lead counsel in multiple employment matters. She frequently advises on issues regarding employee mobility, restrictive covenants, and separation and litigates matters relating to the enforcement of restrictive covenants. She frequently litigates regarding the protection of trade secrets and IP.
Fugate’s recent successes includes her work recently achieving a dismissal with prejudice at the 12(b (6) stage on behalf of internet company and several of its employees in the defense of a suit alleging various business torts (including violation of Russian employment law) and copyright infringement that claimed more than $750 million in damages. She also recently preserved a settlement agreement in a suitable seating PAGA action against a major retailer, defeating a motion for sanctions. In another recent case, she secured the dismissal of a suitable seating action against major retailer.
