Nondisclosure Agreement Lawyer in Portsmouth, NH
Your new employer at Pease Tradeport wants you to sign an NDA before your first day. Your old employer is claiming you shared confidential information after you left. Or you are a whistleblower trying to understand whether your NDA can legally stop you from reporting what you saw. Nondisclosure agreements are everywhere in New Hampshire’s defense, technology, healthcare, and financial sectors. A nondisclosure agreement lawyer in Portsmouth, NH at Whitney Law Group can review your NDA and tell you exactly where you stand under New Hampshire and federal law.
Why Portsmouth Employees Choose Whitney Law Group for Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Portsmouth sits at the center of a dense cluster of defense contractors, technology companies, and healthcare organizations, many of which handle sensitive information covered by NDAs. Whitney Law Group knows the Seacoast business landscape. We know how New Hampshire courts treat NDA disputes. We know how the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act applies to companies working with the Naval Shipyard and the federal agencies at Pease. We also know that New Hampshire has specific protections for whistleblowers who report violations of law, and that NDAs cannot be used to silence protected reporting. Attorney Mark Whitney represents both employers who need to protect confidential business information and employees who want to understand what they agreed to.
Nondisclosure Agreement Lawyer Services in Portsmouth, NH
Whitney Law Group helps Portsmouth clients with all aspects of nondisclosure agreements. We review pre-employment NDAs and advise employees on what they are agreeing to before they sign. We negotiate narrower definitions of confidential information, clearer carve-outs for publicly available information, and reasonable time limits. We advise employees on what they can and cannot say or take with them when they leave a job. We help employers draft NDAs that will hold up in New Hampshire court and comply with applicable federal law, including the Defend Trade Secrets Act. When an NDA has been breached, we handle the full range of responses, from demand letters to injunctive relief in Rockingham County Superior Court. We also advise on NDAs in the context of severance agreements and harassment settlements, where New Hampshire’s whistleblower protection laws may limit what an employer can require you to keep confidential.
What Clients in Portsmouth Are Saying
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can my NDA in New Hampshire prevent me from reporting illegal activity to a government agency?
No. New Hampshire whistleblower protection laws and federal law protect your right to report illegal activity to government agencies. An NDA that attempts to prohibit such reporting is not enforceable.
Q: My former Portsmouth employer says I took confidential files when I left. What should I do?
Take the claim seriously but do not respond without legal advice. Your obligations depend on what your NDA says and what you actually took. Do not respond to demand letters before speaking with an attorney.
Q: Is the Defend Trade Secrets Act relevant to my NDA with a Portsmouth company?
Yes, if your employer operates in interstate commerce, which most do. The DTSA provides a federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation and can apply alongside your NDA obligations.