As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists dig into trade secrets lessons employers can learn from hit movies.
In this episode, Epstein Becker Green attorneys Daniel R. Levy, Aime Dempsey, and George Carroll Whipple, III, explore trade secrets through the lens of Oscar-nominated films, offering insights into protecting sensitive information in today’s competitive landscape.
Whether looking at a magical spellbook from Wicked or groundbreaking architectural designs in The Brutalist, the discussion underscores how trade secrets intertwine with innovation, employee training, and organizational culture. Discover how Hollywood’s biggest stories offer practical lessons for safeguarding your business’s most valuable assets.
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