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Robert Milligan
Phone: 310-201-1579
One Century Plaza, Suite 3300, 2029 Century Park East
Los Angeles
California
90067
United States
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Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law
Professional Experience
- Senior Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Present)
Education
- J.D., University of California, Davis (2001)
- B.A., Gonzaga University (1997)
Bar Admissions
- California
Recent Articles
Federal Court Sends Franchisee-Franchisor Trade Secret and Breach of Contract Dispute To Arbitration
In a battle of competing noodle franchises, a federal district court in Arizona recently granted a franchisee’s motion to compel arbitration in a trade secret and breach of contract dispute with its franchisor. Apart from its colorful facts, the court’s ruling is...
Rambo's Petition For Review Of Appellate Ruling Concerning Trade Secret Identification Statement Denied By California Supreme Court
By Robert Milligan and Carolyn Sieve As mentioned in a previous blog entry, the California Court of Appeal issued a significant trade secret decision earlier this year providing additional clarification concerning the trade secret identification disclosures which a party pursuing claims for trade...
FINRA Arbitration Clause Did Not Apply to Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims
By Rina Wang, summer associate, and Timothy B. Nelson The California Court of Appeal recently addressed the issue of the interpretation of arbitration clauses in the context of claims for misappropriation of trade secrets in the case of Valentine Capital Asset Management, Inc. v. Agahi, 174...
Federal District Court Grants Motion To Stay In Non-Compete Matter
By Robert Milligan and summer associate Alana Friedman A federal district court in Oregon recently granted a motion to stay in a dual-state non-compete matter based on the first-to-file rule, even though the two cases were filed only a few hours apart. The first-to-file rule provides that,...
Production Companies For Star Magician Criss Angel Sued For Alleged Failure To Pay Royalties For Magician's Alleged Use Of Confidential And Proprietary Magic Tricks
By Robert Milligan and summer associate Alana Friedman Production companies for Criss Angel, the star of Cirque de Soleil’s “Believe” and the A&E cable television show Mindfreak, were sued in New York state court recently by a twenty-three year old illusionist who claims that...