Martin Chester - Minneapolis Civil Litigation Lawyer Reviews & Ratings

Marty Chester is a trial lawyer who specializes in complex business disputes. His practice focuses on non-compete and trade secret litigation, securities and financial services litigation, and other commercial disputes.. Before becoming a lawyer, Marty worked as a legislative assistant to Congressman Martin Olav Sabo of Minnesota.. Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Litigation. Marty has won non-compete cases in front of a jury, at the injunction stage and on appeal. He helps clients protect their trade secrets by enforcing non-competes and similar restrictive covenants in litigation nationwide, and by counseling clients on how to use non-compete agreements effectively. He also defends against claims of violating restrictive covenants, and disputes involving misappropriation of trade secrets.. Marty has particular experience seeking and defending against motions for injunctive relief and winning injunctions to enforce non-compete and non-solicit agreements for his clients. He is a chapter author on using non-competes to protect trade secrets and good will in the acclaimed book The Secrets to Winning Trade Secret Cases (Thomson West 2009).. Securities & Financial Litigation. Marty tries cases before FINRA arbitration panels throughout the country, defending broker-dealers and their registered representatives from claims of unsuitability, churning, unauthorized trading, selling away, inadequate supervision, and alleged violations of state and federal securities laws involving securities and insurance products. Marty also represents broker-dealers in industry disputes with their former representatives involving claims of wrongful termination, Form U-5 defamation and breach of promissory notes, as well as in "raiding" disputes between broker-dealers.