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Bid Protests Workshop: Practice, Procedure and Strategy

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.28.11

In a full-day workshop for Federal Publications Seminars on March 17th entitled "Government Contracts Bid Protests: Practice, Procedure and Strategy," (http://www.fedpubseminars.com/Basics/Government-Contracts-Bid-Protests-Practice-Procedure-and-Strategy/), experienced bid protest practitioners Amy O'Sullivan and Puja Satiani will explain the key advance-planning, decision-making, litigation, and litigation-avoidance practice pointers for protests before an agency, the Government Accountability Office, and the Court of Federal Claims.  Space is limited, so reserve your seat today. 

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.15.26

Kansas Federal Court Applies “Selective Enforcement” Theory to Reject DTSA Claim

A Kansas federal court held that inconsistent enforcement of trade secret rights can defeat a claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). In Edelman Financial Engines, LLC v. Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC, No. 2:23-cv-02515-HLT (D. Kan. June 5, 2026), the court applied a selective enforcement theory, holding that when a company does not consistently pursue legal remedies against similarly situated former employees, that inconsistency can be affirmative evidence that it failed to protect its trade secrets. While the selective enforcement theory has appeared in academic hypothetical discussions, the decision appears to be one of the clearest judicial applications of a “selective enforcement” theory in a trade secret case....