Helen Osun is an associate in Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the firm's International Dispute Resolution and Litigation groups.
Her practice includes work on matters regarding claims of breach of contract and trade secrets in the technology space, false advertising claim disputes, health care litigation, and performing complex discovery preparation. Helen has also been involved in representing pro bono clients in landlord-tenant disputes, asylum and SJIS proceedings, and civil rights litigation.
Helen received her J.D. from Howard University School of Law where she won law student of the year. She was a member of the Howard International Moot Court Team and an intern for the Honorable Sheila R. Tillerson Adams. While at Howard she also served as a Dean's Fellow, a Marshall-Brennan Teaching Fellow, and cultivated her passion for a pro bono work when she interned at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Prior to law school, Helen earned her B.S. in business administration with a concentration in international business from Towson University.
Helen’s recent experience includes:
- Representation of a global data technology corporation in arbitration and preliminary injunction proceeding involving breach of contract claims.
- Representation of a Software Company in litigation and counseling regarding potential theft of trade secrets, copyright violations, and violations of non-competitive agreements.
- Assisting in complex discovery preparation for a large healthcare insurance company.
- Conducting preliminary research on behalf of companies in false advertising claim disputes, as well as drafting NAD challenge letters for comparative superiority and unsubstantiated claims.
- Representing Foreign National and American Embassy employees, contractors, and immediate family members in suit against Iran arising from the 1983/1984 U.S. Embassy attacks in Beirut, Lebanon and before the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Maryland
Publications
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"Restrictive Covenants in the Fourth Circuit," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(June 12, 2019).
Authors: Helen Osun and Laura Schwartz.
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"Do Diversity Initiatives Warrant Trade Secret Protections?" Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(February 19, 2019).
Authors: Helen Osun and Julia Milewski.
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"Is your Trade Secret Protected from a FOIA Request? The Supreme Court to Review FOIA Exemption 4," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(February 5, 2019).
Authors: Helen Osun and Raija Horstman.
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"Fourth Circuit Reaffirms Protection for Combination Trade Secrets," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(November 28, 2018).
Authors: Helen Osun and Julia Milewski.
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"Pepsi Snags a Victory in Trade Secret Battle with ScentSational," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(August 31, 2018).
Authors: Julia Milewski and Helen Osun.
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"The Growing Trend For Full Disclosures: What’s in Your Cleaning Products?" Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(July 13, 2018).
Authors: Helen Osun, Raija Horstman and Anne Elise Herold Li.
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"When You Commit the Crime, Not Only Will You Do the Time, But You Will Also Pay the Fine," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(July 10, 2018).
Authors: Helen Osun and Anne Elise Herold Li.
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"The DNC Tests the Meaning of Trade Secrets in the Political Arena," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(May 1, 2018).
Author: Helen Osun.
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"PharMerica Learns the Hard Way: One Must Have a Trade Secret In Order to Survive a Motion for Summary Judgment," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(March 26, 2018).
Author: Helen Osun.
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"Diversity is Important – But Is It A Trade Secret?" Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(March 5, 2018).
Authors: Mark A. Romeo and Helen Osun.
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"Holding Agencies Accountable: Ad Agency Agrees to Pay Largest Penalty Ever for False Advertising," Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
(February 15, 2018).
Authors: Lauren B.Aronson and Helen Osun.
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"A Trade Secret Telenovela: Defendants Alleged to Have Misappropriated Trade Secrets, Engage in Tortious Interference, and Unfair Trade Practices," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(January 30, 2018).
Author: Helen Osun.
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"When You Do the Crime, You Must Do the Time," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(January 30, 2018).
Author: Helen Osun.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Human S.E. v. Czech Republic – Ministry of Health: Court Denies Enforcement Under the N.Y. Convention,"
(November 8, 2018).
Contacts: Ian A. Laird, Helen Osun
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"Recent Happenings in Advertising & Product Risk Management – February 2018,"
Advertising & Product Risk Management Alert
(February 26, 2018).
Contacts: Helen Osun, Christopher A. Cole, Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, David Ervin, Lauren Aronson, Carolyn W. Wagner, Matthew Cohen