Christopher P Stief
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Labor & Employment
Band 2
About
Provided by Christopher P Stief
Practice Areas
Employee Defection and Trade Secrets
International Employment
Litigation and Trials
Career
Chris Stief is managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices, and also is immediate past co-chair and co-founder of the firm’s Employee Defection and Trade Secrets practice group, and a core member of the International Employers practice group and Financial Services industry group. Chris represents employers in labor and employment matters, with a nationwide and international practice focusing on restrictive covenant and trade secrets issues. His practice includes litigating and advising companies on matters relating to covenants not to compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements, unfair competition, employee raiding and team moves, trade secrets, duty of loyalty, the U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), the U.S. Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA), and various state trade secrets and unfair competition statutes. He has a particular focus on advising and providing representation on restrictive covenant issues for companies that have a multi-state or multi-national workforce, and a consequent need to interpret and account for the varying laws of diverse jurisdictions.
Professional Memberships
Member, American Bar Association International Section Labor & Employment Law Committee
Member, Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association Compliance & Legal Society
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association: Business Law Section, Human Resources Committee
Member, American Bar Association Labor & Employment Section
Foreign Associate Member, Employment Lawyers Association (United Kingdom)
International Affiliate Member Firm representative, Law Society of England & Wales
Member, Board of Directors, International Employers Forum
Personal
J.D., 1991, cum laude, Boston University School of Law
B.A., 1985, Dickinson College