Law Firm Loses Most Of Its Lawsuit Against Ex-Associate, ClickUp

A San Diego business law firm saw its copyright and trade secret claims against a former associate and the software maker ClickUp dismissed by a federal judge in California, leaving only breach of contract claims.

Derek Dahlin, who worked for Slate Law Group first as an independent contractor and then as a full-time associate, left the firm for ClickUp, a client he had serviced while working at the law firm. ClickUp, which was valued at $1 billion in a $100 million funding round led by a Canadian venture capital firm, is accused of receiving confidential documents from Dahlin after he ...