Joseph Lavigne

Practice Areas

As a lead attorney on Jones Walker’s trade secret and non-compete team, Joe Lavigne focuses his practice on prosecuting and defending claims of employee misconduct involving trade secret violations, unfair trade practices, non-compete violations, invasion of privacy, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act issues, theft, and related disputes. He also advises clients on employment policies and practices and regularly negotiates employment agreements and restrictive covenants for employers and in sales transactions.

Joe’s practice also includes employment litigation (e.g., employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, and litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)).

Career

Joe represents clients as plaintiffs and as defendants. Clients regularly look to Joe to handle high-stakes litigation necessary to protect the client’s confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information. Clients also look to Joe to vigorously defend them when unfounded misappropriation claims are made. While his primary focus is in Louisiana and Texas, Joe has handled these cases across the United States, including in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Montana, Tennessee, and Utah.

Publications

A founding member of The Trade Secret Insider blog, Joe regularly writes and speaks on issues related to protecting confidential and trade secret information, and prosecuting and defending claims regarding the same.