Bryan Shapiro
Associate
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Phone: +1 215 979 1575
- Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Bryan N. Shapiro practices in the area of litigation and is a member of the firm’s Commercial, Securities and Antitrust Litigation Division. Mr. Shapiro has experience representing companies, individuals and officers and directors in expedited and non-expedited matters, including contractual disputes, commercial real estate development disputes, government enforcement actions, and derivative shareholder litigation. He also has experience representing clients in commercial and business tort disputes, with an emphasis on non-compete, trade secrets and unfair competition litigation.
In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Mr. Shapiro counsels employers on a range of employee-related matters, including non-competition agreements and restrictive covenants. He also has experience analyzing state and international legislation, rules, and regulations to assess sports betting advertisement requirements for sports betting operators and affiliated marketing entities.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Shapiro served as law clerk to the Hon. Cynthia M. Rufe of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Shapiro is a 2020 magna cum laude graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he was note/comment editor of Temple Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif, and a magna cum laude graduate of Washington College.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
- Note/Comment Editor, Temple Law Review, Vol. 92
- Staff Editor, Temple Law Review, Vol. 91
- Order of the Coif - Washington College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2017
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2021-present - U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Cynthia M. Rufe, 2020-2021
Honors and Awards
- Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2024
Civic and Charitable Activities
- Attorney (Child Advocate), Support Center for Child Advocates, Philadelphia, PA
- NextGen Committee Member, Philadelphia Youth Basketball
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "Minnesota Becomes the Latest State to Ban Employee Noncompetition Covenants," Duane Morris Alert, June 13, 2023
- Co-author, "Washington, D.C., Walks Back Noncompetition Agreement Ban, Enacts Income-Based Threshold for Agreements Signed on or After October 1," Duane Morris Alert, August 8, 2022
- Co-author, "Colorado Becomes the Latest State to Enact Income-Based Threshold for Noncompetition and Customer Nonsolicitation Covenants," Duane Morris Alert, July 21, 2022
- Co-author, "Washington, D.C., Ban on Noncompetes Postponed Again, to October 1, 2022," Duane Morris Alert, March 17, 2022
- Co-author, "Colorado Enacts Legislation Authorizing Potential Criminal Liability for Employers that Violate State Noncompetition Statute," Duane Morris Alert, January 28, 2022
Representative Matters
Ricoh USA, Inc. v. Schubert, et al., Case No. No. 2:23-cv-00456 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 4, 2023). Obtained a consent injunction on behalf of Ricoh against one of its former senior sales leaders and her new employer following grant of summary judgment in Ricoh’s favor.
Aramark Management, LLC, et al. v. Steve Borgquist, et al., 8:18-cv-01888-JLS-KES (C.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2021). Provided assistance to the trial team that obtained an $8 million verdict, including punitive damages, on behalf of Aramark and its subsidiary, HPSI Purchasing Services LLC, against two ex-employees of HPSI and the competing group purchasing organization they formed, Beacon Purchasing LLC.
NSM Insurance Group v. Nasman, et al., Case No. 2022-06310 (Montgomery Cty., Pa. May 20, 2022). Obtained denial of a motion for a temporary restraining order filed by the plaintiff against its former underwriter and his new employer.