Vidya Atre Mirmira

Though all cases vary and none is predictive, Vidya’s experience includes:

• Representing global pharmaceutical corporations in litigation in the International Trade Commission and in various federal courts on claims under the Defend Trade Secret Act (“DTSA”), with related patent issues and state law claims.
• Representing leading financial institution in connection with discrimination and retaliation allegations made by former employees against the institution and senior leadership in three lawsuits filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• Represented water treatment subsidiary of a global conglomerate in trade secret litigation in federal and state courts, involving violations of the Defend Trade Secrets Act and related state law claims, such as unfair competition. Prevailed on Daubert motion to strike trade secret damages expert asserting hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
• Represented national specialty chemicals company in federal court litigation alleging trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract involving confidential information, and disputed patent ownership. Brought on as lead trial counsel after summary judgment and pretrial rulings. Positioned case for trial such that it resolved favorably on the eve of trial.
• Representing national anesthesia services provider in litigation involving restrictive covenants, which alleged claims including unfair competition, unjust enrichment, and misuse of confidential information, successfully defending against multiple motions for preliminary injunction, obtaining summary judgment, and defeating summary judgment on counterclaim for fees.
• Represented leading private equity firm in litigation asserting federal and state discrimination and retaliation claims, obtaining voluntary dismissal after filing motions to dismiss.
• Representing retirement plan fiduciaries of Intel Corporation in a putative nationwide class action suit in the Northern District of California arising under ERISA challenging allocations of plan assets to alternative investments such as hedge funds and private equity, obtaining dismissal with prejudice of all class claims.
• Represented leading private equity firm in whistleblower litigation in federal and state courts, resulting in dismissal of all claims with no payment by defendants.
• Represented global wealth management firm in a confidential, binding arbitration of discrimination claims, with the Arbitrator returning a decision in favor of firm on all claims.
• Defended global corporation and officers in ERISA class action, obtaining defense trial verdict affirmed by the Seventh Circuit.
• Represented global financial institution in FINRA arbitration against claims by former employee.
• Defended company against discrimination complaints filed with the EEOC, securing dismissal of one complaint and successfully resolving another.
• Representing global corporation in matters before the EEOC regarding age, race, and disability discrimination and retaliation claims involving senior leadership.
• Represented clients in proceedings in Office of Bar Counsel in District of Columbia.