Overview
Mike Greco is the regional managing partner in the firm's Denver office and a partner in the Philadelphia office. He is the founder and chair of the firm’s Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group and a member of the Employee Defection and Trade Secrets Practice Group.
Mike litigates and provides counseling nationwide to employers concerning legal claims and issues arising from the movement of employees between competitor firms. These issues include: covenants not to compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements, unfair competition, employee raiding, trade secrets, duty of loyalty, Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA), Economic Espionage Act (EEA), and state trade secrets and unfair competition statutes.
Mike has prosecuted and defended hundreds of employee defection and trade secret matters, obtaining and defeating injunctive relief in at least 45 different states, in addition to dozens of arbitration actions before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
His experience includes representation of clients in the securities brokerage, health information technology, medical practice, computer sales and distribution, commercial window washing, personnel placement, online retailing, insurance brokerage, insurance, publishing, direct response, television, radio, institutional food services, and freight forwarding industries.
In addition to litigating, Mike assists corporate clients in developing and implementing coordinated local and/or national programs to protect their competitive assets against employee defection, and to minimize risks that arise when hiring employees from competitors.
His practical knowledge of how courts have treated various restrictive covenants enables Mike to help employers draft appropriately tailored restrictive covenants.
Honors & Leadership
Honors & Awards
- Named, Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year", Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021)
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2017 – 2021)
- Listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, (2013-2017)
Professional Activities
- Former Associate Professorial Lecturer of Law, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. (1996-97)
- Member, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry
- Member, American Bar Association: Labor & Employment and Litigation Sections
- Member, American Intellectual Property Association, Committee on Trade Secret Law
Insights
News
- More Than A Quarter of the Firm’s Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Edition8.20.20
- 7.9.20
- 7.8.20
- 6.29.20
- 11.13.19
- 8.15.19
- 1.28.19
- 9.20.18
- 9.17.18
- Attorneys will guide employers through challenges and opportunities the emerging technology brings to the workplace9.10.18
- 8.15.18
- 4.3.18
- 5.12.17
- 1.10.17
- 1.3.17
- 5.18.16
- 5.16.16
- 5.13.16
- 7.6.15
- 6.16.15
- 5.27.14
- 5.20.14
- 1.28.14
- 12.17.13
- 5.17.13
- 7.23.12
- 12.15.11
- 8.1.11
- 7.26.11
- 3.26.07
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- 4.20.18
- Denver Annual Seminar4.17.18
- 10.12.17
- 9.14.17
- 5.11.17
- Denver’s Labor and Employment Law Update5.2.17
- 4.13.17
- 3.9.17
- 2.24.17
- Denver HR Academy2.9.17
- 1.12.17
- 12.8.16
- 11.10.16
- 10.21.16
- 10.20.16 - 10.21.16
- 9.27.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy9.15.16
- CO ACC and Fisher Phillips Roundtable/Workshop Series6.23.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy6.9.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy5.12.16
- 4.27.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy4.14.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy3.10.16
- 2.20.16
- Denver 2016 Human Resources Academy2.11.16
- 12.4.15
- 10.7.15
- 6.11.15
- 5.19.15
- 4.17.15
- 5.15.14
- 3.1.13
- 4.20.12
- 5.5.11
- 3.15.11
- 2.8.11
- 12.2.10
- 10.1.10
- 6.3.10
- Annual Broker Recruitment Litigation Conference6.12.09
- 12.17.08
- Securities Conference Broker Recruitment Litigation3.6.08
- Securities Conference Broker Recruitment Litigation1.10.07
- Securities Conference Broker Recruitment Litigation12.1.05
Articles
- 1.3.20
- 10.9.19
- 6.30.19
- 3.6.19
- 2.18.19
- 1.16.19
- 10.24.18
- 5.22.18
- 1.3.17
- 3.26.16
- 1.20.16
- 9.10.15
- 8.3.15
- 7.4.15
- 6.29.15
- 4.1.14
- 10.8.13
- 9.6.11
- 4.25.11
- 1.12.11
- 4.1.09
- How to Create Effective and Enforceable Restrictive Covenant Agreements10.9.07
- It Depends On The Structure Of The Deal -- And Where The Employees Are.11.7.03
Blog Posts
- Autonomous Vehicles Blog - Driving the Future9.9.19
- Autonomous Vehicles Blog - Driving the Future3.26.19
- Autonomous Vehicles Blog - Driving the Future3.12.19
- Autonomous Vehicles Blog - Driving the Future12.13.18
- Autonomous Vehicles Blog - Driving the Future9.25.18
- Autonomous Vehicles Blog - Driving the Future9.24.18
- Autonomous Vehicles Blog - Driving the Future8.16.18
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.26.18
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.23.17
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog12.11.16
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog5.12.16
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog4.5.16
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog7.31.15
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog5.14.15
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog5.2.15
- Government Relations Blog5.6.14
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog4.1.14
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.12.14
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.7.14
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.3.14
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.27.14
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog11.2.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.24.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.7.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog7.21.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog7.13.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog3.17.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog3.1.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.28.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.7.13
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog7.18.12
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog5.31.12
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog4.11.12
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog3.29.12
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.21.12
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.8.12
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog12.7.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog12.4.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog11.20.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.11.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.2.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog9.21.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog9.13.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog8.31.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog8.22.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog8.14.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog8.9.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog8.1.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog7.25.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog7.20.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog7.4.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog6.27.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog6.6.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog5.23.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog5.18.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog4.18.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog4.11.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog4.6.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog3.18.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog3.14.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog3.1.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.23.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.21.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog2.14.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.24.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.20.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.17.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.9.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog1.3.11
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog12.6.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog11.29.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog11.29.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog11.24.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog11.14.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.30.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.26.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.21.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.16.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.14.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.10.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.7.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog10.3.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog9.26.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog9.16.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog9.14.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog9.10.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog9.8.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog8.11.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog8.6.10
- Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Blog7.20.10
Practices
Education
- George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D. 1996, with honors
- Villanova UniversityB.S. 1993, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Colorado
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania