Wendy R. Stein focuses on intellectual property litigation, litigating patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and other commercial litigation matters in the software, real estate, and life sciences fields. For over twenty-two years, she has litigated intellectual property and related commercial disputes in federal and state courts throughout the United States.
On the plaintiff side, Wendy has repeatedly secured emergent relief on behalf of trade secret owners to protect their rights under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and related state laws to prevent the imminent dissemination or use of trade secrets. On the defense side, Wendy is regularly called upon to represent individual and corporate defendants accused of misappropriating alleged trade secrets in both arbitration and federal and state court proceedings.
Experience
Representative Matters
Trade Secret Litigation
Trade Secret Defendants:
- Secured dismissal of federal and New York state trade secret claims against multiple individuals in the real estate industry, one of which came a mere three weeks after the complaint was filed due to Wendy’s aggressive defense strategy and key admissions she secured from the alleged trade secret owner’s key witness during emergency court proceedings.
- Secured early dismissal of C-suite executive named as defendant in trade secret case in life science industry, defeating multiple requests for emergency restraints against him and his new employer.
- Negotiated early dismissal of individuals named as defendants in trade secret case in life science industry. Aggressive defense strategy got these clients out of the case years before remaining corporate defendant.
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Past President, Federal Bar Association, Southern District of New York Chapter, 2022-2023
Editor, The New York Minutes, 2015-2019
Editor, The IP Legal Browser, 2018
Fordham University School of Law
Adjunct Professor, 2019-2020
Guest Lecturer, 2022
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, "Preparing for Trade Secret Litigation," 2023 IP Strategy Summit East
Panelist, “Trade Secrets — It’s Heating Up,” 2022 IP Strategy Summit East
"Recent Trends in Defend Trade Secrets Act Litigation” (Lawline.com, November 2022)
“101 Patent Eligibility Trends to Watch in the S.D.N.Y.” (Celesq, January 2022)
Publications
Related Insights
Credentials
Education
Notes and Article Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property Media & Entertainment Law Journal
Yale School of Public Health (M.P.H., 1999)
Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997)
Languages
Hebrew
Admissions
New York
New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas