Eli Berns-Zieve is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office where he is a member of the Antitrust & Competition and Litigation groups.
Representative engagements include:
- Ongoing cybercrime matters against cybercriminals, including both criminal actors and state-associated actors, on behalf of a major technology firm.
- Ongoing dispute resolution of complex commercial disputes between health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, and retail pharmacies.
- Ongoing defense of a university against Title IX claims in federal court litigation.
- Counseling a major auto manufacturer regarding advertising and franchising issues.
Eli received his J.D. from the University of Maryland, cum laude, where he was an associate editor of the Maryland Law Review and recipient of the Catherine S. Edwards Memorial Scholarship. During law school, Eli interned for the Honorable Richard D. Bennett in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the Honorable Douglas R.M. Nazarian in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Eli majored in history at Vassar College, where he was president of his class.
Prior to law school, Eli served as chief of staff to a Maryland state senator. In that capacity, he helped navigate policy objectives through the legislative process and held daily meetings with various parties on a wide array of issues, developing and helping to enact state law.
Eli is a native of Baltimore, MD and a graduate of The Park School of Baltimore.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Speeches & Presentations
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"Part 2 - Higher Education and the Biden Administration’s Priorities: Are there significant changes ahead?" Crowell & Moring Webinar
(February 16, 2021).
Presenters: Kate M. Growley, Laurel Pyke Malson, Preston L. Pugh, Tyler A. O'Connor, Suzanne E. Rode, and Eli Berns-Zieve.
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"Part 1 - Higher Education and the Biden Administration’s Priorities: Are there significant changes ahead?" Crowell & Moring Webinar
(January 19, 2021).
Presenters: Amanda Shafer Berman, Caroline E. Brown, Astor Heaven, Laurel Pyke Malson, Rebecca L. Springer, Suzanne E. Rode, and Eli Berns-Zieve
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"COVID and The Courts," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(June 11, 2020).
Presenters: Mark A. Klapow, Amanda Shafer Berman, Andrew Holmer, Rochelle-Leigh Rosenberg, and Eli Berns-Zieve.
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"Foreign Gifts and Contracts Reporting: Increased Compliance Risk for Higher Education," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(April 9, 2020).
Presenters: Laurel Pyke Malson, Amanda Shafer Berman, Nathiya Nagendra, and Eli Berns-Zieve.
Publications
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"Illinois Amends Requirements for Non-Compete Agreements," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
(November 1, 2021).
Authors: Eli Berns-Zieve and Astor Heaven.
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"Plaintiff Secures $152M Verdict at Trade Secrets Trial Postponed by Pandemic," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
(March 24, 2021).
Author: Eli Berns-Zieve.
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"Taiwanese Semiconductor Pleads Guilty, To Pay $60 Million Fine for Criminal Trade Secret Theft," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
(November 23, 2020).
Authors: Caroline E. Brown, Mark A. Klapow and Eli Berns-Zieve.
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"A Story of Disloyalty and Deception: The Third Circuit Chimes in on Ownership Requirements in Trade Secrets Act Cases," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
(May 14, 2020).
Authors: Eli Berns-Zieve, Raija Horstman and Joshua M. Rychlinski.
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"Coronavirus Related Restrictions on Emergency Trade Secrets Filings in New York," Crowell & Moring’s Trade Secrets Trends
(March 30, 2020).
Authors: Eli Berns-Zieve, Astor Heaven and Anne Elise Herold Li.
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"New Charges Leveled Against Huawei, et al." Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(March 2, 2020).
Authors: Eli Berns-Zieve and Astor Heaven.
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"Huawei-CNEX Trial Starts Over Dueling Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(June 4, 2019).
Authors: Julia Milewski and Eli Berns-Zieve.
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"Trade Secret Theft on Autopilot," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(April 24, 2019).
Authors: Laura Schwartz and Eli Berns-Zieve.
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"Heightened Punishment for Trade Secret Misappropriation? Federal Reserve Moves to Ban Bankers," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(March 11, 2019).
Authors: Eli Berns-Zieve and Raija Horstman.
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"Trade Secrets Litigation Brewing in New England," Crowell & Moring's Trade Secrets Trends
(November 29, 2018).
Authors: Eli Berns-Zieve and Julia Milewski.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Department of Education Issues Notice "Clarifying" its Authority to Enforce Section 117 Reporting Requirements,"
(November 23, 2020).
Contacts: Laurel Pyke Malson, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Eli Berns-Zieve
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"COVID & the Courts: The D.D.C. Extends COVID-Related Changes Into the Fall,"
Litigation Alert
(August 12, 2020).
Contacts: Amanda Shafer Berman, Eli Berns-Zieve
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"COVID and the Courts: Reopening Plans,"
Litigation Alert
(June 10, 2020).
Contacts: Mark A. Klapow, Andrew Holmer, Rochelle-Leigh Rosenberg, Eli Berns-Zieve, Amanda Shafer Berman
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"DoE’s New Title IX Regulations: What School Administrators Need to Know,"
Regulatory Alert
(May 13, 2020).
Contacts: Amanda Shafer Berman, Laurel Pyke Malson, Aryeh S. Portnoy, Eli Berns-Zieve
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"Five Considerations as You Prepare for the Release of the Final Title IX Regulations,"
(May 4, 2020).
Contacts: Amanda Shafer Berman, Laurel Pyke Malson, Aryeh S. Portnoy, Rebecca L. Springer, Eli Berns-Zieve
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"COVID-19 Class Actions: Refund Disputes Rage Over Membership Fees & Event Tickets,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(April 17, 2020).
Contacts: Christopher A. Cole, Valerie M. Goo, Jennifer S. Romano, Raija Horstman, Eli Berns-Zieve, Suzanne Trivette
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"COVID and the Courts: Discovery in the Time of Coronavirus,"
Litigation Alert
(April 14, 2020).
Contacts: Amanda Shafer Berman, Mark A. Klapow, Andrew Holmer, Eli Berns-Zieve
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"COVID and the Courts: Expect Delay,"
Litigation Alert
(April 7, 2020).
Contacts: Amanda Shafer Berman, Mark A. Klapow, Andrew Holmer, Eli Berns-Zieve
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"COVID and the Courts: State Court Edition,"
Litigation Alert
(March 30, 2020).
Contacts: Amanda Shafer Berman, Astor Heaven, Mark A. Klapow, Andrew Holmer, Eli Berns-Zieve
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"Heightened Scrutiny of University Reporting of Contributions from Foreign Sources,"
(March 25, 2020).
Contacts: Laurel Pyke Malson, Eli Berns-Zieve
Firm News & Announcements