Mr. Linn represents a wide range of corporate and individual clients in the federal and state courts.  He also chairs the Firm’s Professionalism Committee.

Bob’s areas of concentration include:

• Intellectual property litigation involving restrictive covenants, trade secrets, copyright, trademark and false advertising issues
• Complex commercial litigation
• Banking litigation 

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and California
• Admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Education

• J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1985
• B.A. (magna cum laude), Brown University, 1980

Memberships

• Member of the Allegheny County Bar Association

Seminars & Speeches

• Anatomy of a Lawsuit, Attorney/Accountant Continuing Education Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA (January 2007)
• Avoiding Data Destruction Disasters – How Failing to Manage Your Electronic Records Could Cost You Your Next Case, Pittsburgh, PA (November 2006)
• Enforcing Your Company’s Non-Compete Agreements and Protecting Its Trade Secrets, Pittsburgh, PA (November 2004)
• Non-Compete Agreements, American Health Lawyers Association, Physicians and Physician Organizations Law Institute, Hollywood, FL (February 2004)
• Gone But Not Forgotten: Protecting Yourself From Ex-Employees, Sterling Education Services, Pittsburgh, PA (June 2003)
• Enforcing Your Company’s Non-Compete Agreements And Protecting Its Trade Secrets, Pittsburgh, PA (November 2002)
• Protecting Your Company’s Trade Secrets: Pragmatic Advice on How to Prevent Your Competitors From Stealing Your Best People – And Your Competitive Intelligence, Pittsburgh, PA (February 1998)

Publications

• Featured, Non-Compete Agreements:  The View from Both Sides, Oncology Times (January 25, 2005)
• Featured, Noncompete Agreements Should Be Reasonable in Time and Territory, Pittsburgh Business Times (March 29-April 4, 2002)
• Featured, Putting Them On Ice – Workers at Small Companies Have Been Striking Out on Their Own For Years, Taking Valuable Clients With Them.  Their Former Employers are Finally Striking Back, Fortune (March 16, 1998)
• Author, 10 Most Commonly Asked Questions About Non-Compete Agreements, Cohen & Grigsby Review (Spring 1998)
• Featured, Don't Even Think About It!  Workers at Small Companies Often Leave and Start Businesses, Taking Clients With Them.  Their Former Employers Have Finally Figured Out How to Strike Back, Your Company Magazine (April/May 1998)
• Featured, Keep it Confidential.  If You Don't Keep Your Company Secrets Under Lock and Key, Your Competitive Edge Might Walk Right Out The Door, Entrepreneur Magazine (March 1998)
• Author, Top 10 Things Companies Can Do To Protect Their Competitive Intelligence, Dynamic Business (November 1997)