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Bryan Harrison is a member of Greenberg Traurig’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice in Boston, where he focuses on high-stakes trade secret disputes. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts nationwide, handling matters involving trade secret misappropriation, breaches of non-compete agreements, breaches of non-solicitation agreements, violations of confidentiality agreements, breaches of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Bryan combines strategic, aggressive advocacy with a practical focus on achieving his clients’ business objectives.
Beyond his trade secret practice, Bryan litigates patent, copyright, and trademark matters, as well as complex commercial disputes involving contracts, franchises, payor-payee relationships, post-sale warranties, and consumer finance. He manages matters through every stage of litigation, including case strategy, pleadings, fact and expert discovery, depositions, e-discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and post-trial briefing. Bryan has substantial experience in federal and state courts and in domestic and international arbitration. He contributed to the trade secret section of PLI’s 2025 Employment Law Yearbook and regularly writes on trade secret issues.
Bryan’s scientific background informs his ability to understand technically complex disputes and communicate difficult concepts clearly. He earned his undergraduate degree in biochemistry and, before law school, worked in a clinical genetics laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he helped develop genetic tests to diagnose cardiomyopathy and hearing loss.
Expertise
Erfahrung
- Represent a leading health care data analytics company in trade secret litigation against a former employee in New Hampshire. Obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO), leading to resolution of the matter.
- Represent a start-up siRNA and ASO therapeutics company in trade secret litigation against two former employees and a competitor. Defeated three motions to dismiss.
- Represent a publicly traded financial analysis company against claims of trade secret misappropriation brought by a former software licensor.
- Represent a start-up software company in trade secret litigation against a ride-share company concerning the deployment of video-recording capabilities. Obtained a determination, through a motion to compel, that the trade secret list was sufficient under Massachusetts’ unique trade secret disclosure law, M.G.L. c. 93, § 42D.
- Represent a franchised trucking company in a lawsuit against a former employee and a competitor involving theft of trade secrets, fraud, tortious interference, and other claims.
- Represented a SaaS real estate company and defeated a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin the use of alleged trade secrets. Obtained dismissal of 10 of the 13 causes of action and five of the seven defendants through motions to dismiss.
- Obtained a verdict for a leading designer of reticles, grayscale masks, and optical gratings in a trade secret matter against a former employee following a five-day jury trial. In post-trial briefing, obtained a permanent injunction and attorneys’ fees.°
- Represented a medical device company in a patent infringement matter. Successfully invalidated the patent on § 101 grounds and participated in a four-day jury trial.°
- Represented a plant nutrition company in a trade secret and false advertising lawsuit against a former employee. Defeated the former employee’s motion for summary judgment, which argued that the alleged trade secrets had entered the public domain through a patent application.°
- Represented numerous businesses in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.°
- Defended a shoe manufacturer against copyright infringement claims, obtaining a pre-suit settlement.°
- Defended a freight forwarding company in a lawsuit asserting copyright infringement arising from allegedly counterfeit textbooks.°
- Represented a leading nutritional supplement company in a three-day ICC arbitration concerning a breach of a supply contract with a European distributor.
- Represent financial services companies in consumer disputes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
- Represented a mining company in an ICSID arbitration against a sovereign nation for violation of a bilateral investment treaty. Second-chaired the eight-day arbitration and defeated a motion for security for costs.°
- Represented a magazine company in a data privacy lawsuit concerning Michigan’s Video Rental Privacy Act. Obtained a settlement through early mediation.°
- Represented a franchisee in a dispute with its franchisor over expansion into a foreign country. Defeated a motion to strike the jury demand and deposed the franchisor’s general counsel.°
- Represented a seller in a post-sale dispute arising from an alleged breach of warranty.°
- Represented groups of pathologists and emergency medicine physicians against insurers that denied claims or downcoded services. Obtained settlements in all cases.°
- Represented a national trucking company against negligence claims. Obtained dismissal of the negligence and M.G.L. c. 93A claims at the motion-to-dismiss stage.°
- Represented a state university in an appeal from the dismissal of a negligence claim. Obtained dismissal of the appeal on the papers.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Harrison prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Anerkennung durch den Markt
- Listed, Super Lawyers, Massachusetts Super Lawyers “Rising Stars,” 2019-2026
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2024-2027
- Member, Boston Bar Association, 2016-Present
- Steering Committee, IP Year in Review, 2026-2028
- Co-Chair, BIPLA Giles S. Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2021-2024
Ausbildung
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J.D., Boston College Law School
- Staff Editor, Intellectual Property & Technology Forum
- B.S., Bates College
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire