Seattle & Washington Complex Business Litigation & Trade Secret Disputes
Complex business disputes often arise from employee departures, competitive conduct, or misuse of confidential information. The links below group common dispute categories.
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Trade secret and confidential information disputes
These disputes often involve alleged misuse of proprietary business information, confidential processes, customer data, or internal strategy.
- Seattle Trade Secret Attorney
- Seattle Trade Secret Misappropriation Attorney
- Seattle Breach Of Confidentiality Agreement Attorney
- Seattle Non Disclosure Agreement Dispute Attorney
- WAshington Trade Secret Attorney
- WAshington Trade Secret Misappropriation Attorney
- Trade Secret Theft Litigation
- Trade Secret Misappropriation Defense Attorney
Employment and restrictive covenant disputes
Business litigation may involve breach of employment agreements, non-disclosure obligations, non-solicitation provisions, or non-compete agreements where enforceable under Washington law.
- Seattle Breach Of Employment Agreement Attorney
- Seattle Non Solicitation Agreement Attorney
- Seattle Non Compete Agreement Attorney
- WAshington Breach Of Employment Agreement Attorney
- WAshington Non Compete Agreement Attorney
Unfair competition and stolen IP disputes
Some disputes involve competitive conduct that may not fit neatly into contract claims but raises broader unfair competition or business tort concerns.
- Seattle Unfair Competition Attorney
- Seattle Employee IP Theft Attorney
- Seattle Employee Stole Company IP Attorney
- WAshington Unfair Competition Attorney
- WAshington Employee IP Theft Attorney
- Stolen Company IP Litigation
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About Mitchell
Mitchell D. West is a litigation attorney with Lowe Graham Jones PLLC, combining expertise in litigation with a deep understanding of Seattle’s startup ecosystem. Mitchell has collaborated with innovative companies in software development, digital assets, decentralized physical infastructure, and legal technology.
Mitchell has represented clients in a range of sophisticated disputes, including trade secret litigation involving silicon-carbon anode technology, patent cases spanning plant varieties to thermoforming products, high-stakes business divorces, and trademark disputes resolved through strategic negotiation. While specializing in litigation, Mitchell also advises emerging technology companies on legal challenges to avoid disputes and ensures they succeed when litigation arises.
As part of his commitment to leveraging technology in legal practice, Mitchell developed Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbots trained on a curated set of legal documents he has developed and relies on in his day-to-day practice.The RAG chatbot is hosted on a hybrid decentralized cloud platform that Mitchell actively contributes to.
Learn more about Mitchell at Lowe Graham Jones PLLC.
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Education:
- J.D., Washington University School of Law (Washington University in St. Louis)
- B.A., Quantitative Economics and Political Science, Indiana University
Bar Admissions:
- U.S. District Courts: Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- All Washington State Courts
Memberships:
- Seattle IP Inn of Court
- Seattle Yacht Club
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or are interested in having a custom RAG chatbot developed for your website, you can reach Mitchell directly by email at west@lowegrahamjones.com or using the form below.