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Benjamin A. Nix is a partner at Payne & Fears in Irvine who litigates complex business disputes. His work covers trade secrets, non-compete agreements, Lanham Act and trademark and trade dress claims, unfair competition, consumer class actions, copyright, and fiduciary duty. He also advises clients before litigation on trade secret protection, departing employees, and restrictive covenants. He chaired the firm's Business Litigation Group for seven years and now serves on its Management Committee. He leads a team that both defends and brings trade secret and employee-departure cases, including requests for temporary restraining orders and preliminary and permanent injunctions. Before joining the firm, he was a litigation associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. Earlier, he was a judicial extern for Justice Stanley Mosk of the California Supreme Court. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from UC Hastings College of the Law.
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