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Guarding the crown jewels: legal strategies to prevent strategic data leaks post‑employment

This article examines the legal strategies available to companies under French law to protect trade secrets from misappropriation by departing employees, with a focus on the contractual, procedural and evidentiary tools shaped by the landmark Law of 30 July 2018 and a series of recent Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) rulings. It argues that effective protection depends not only on litigation readiness, but on the preventive architecture built before the departure occurs.

Released on Jun 9, 2026