he United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California has announced a Whistleblower Pilot Program. GCs should consider shoring up internal policies and reporting mechanisms and investing in internal systems to detect and prevent possible trade secret misappropriation in parallel with this movement.

Andrew S. Ong

Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP

601 Marshall St
Redwood City , CA 94063

Phone: (650) 752-3153

Email: [email protected]

UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA

Ariel E. Rogers

Associate, Goodwin Procter LLP

Ishika Desai

Associate, Goodwin Procter LLP

Nirav Bhardwaj

Associate, Goodwin Procter LLP

In this installment of our series discussing topics of interest for general counsel (GCs) in California, we explore the implications of the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Northern District of California's (NDCA) new pilot program, which protects whistleblowers who report criminal conduct, including intellectual property theft. We also explore how GCs can navigate and address the implications of this growing trend.

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