Michael N. Sheetz has over 25 years of experience handling trade secret and business litigation in state and federal courts throughout the US. He has acted as lead trial counsel in many complex commercial and employment-related matters. Among the many varied cases Mike has handled, he has prosecuted or defended dozens of trade secret and non-competition cases in Massachusetts and in more than 15 other states, involving technology and life sciences companies among others. Mike has also led complex internal corporate investigations on a variety of issues for both for profit and not-for-profit clients. His diverse practice also includes acting as outside general counsel for a number of his clients and serving as personal counsel to many senior business executives. For much of his career, Mike has negotiated employment agreements (either company-side or on behalf of management) involving senior management teams, CEOs and other C-level executives.

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