Matt Craig litigates restrictive covenant and trade secret disputes, and he handles them from both sides of the “v.” When a key employee leaves for a competitor with confidential information, Matt moves quickly to enforce noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality agreements and to protect clients’ trade secrets. He has obtained injunctive relief protecting employers’ trade secret information on numerous occasions. He has also won summary judgment against a former management-level employee on fiduciary duty, tortious interference, and misappropriation claims. When clients are the ones facing these claims, he defends them. He also drafts and updates restrictive covenant agreements built to hold up as the law changes and as clients’ businesses change.
That work rests on a broad employment practice. Matt represents employers in state and federal courts, before administrative agencies, and in arbitration. He defends claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave interference, and wage and hour violations. On day-to-day matters, he works with HR and in-house counsel to build compliant policies, manage risk, and resolve sensitive personnel issues.
During law school, Matt served as a legal extern for the Honorable Robert E. Bacharach of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Before law school, he taught at a public high school through Teach For America. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Youth Orchestras.
