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Bradley is the co-chair of Bond’s manufacturing industry group. While working with manufacturers to formulate strategies, strengthen policies, craft non-competition and non-disclosure agreements, Bradley provides outstanding individual service to his clients. He counsels and represents them through numerous complex legal issues that arise within the broad-based manufacturing industry.
Bradley uses his extensive experience in trade secret, non-competition and related commercial litigation when necessary to protect manufacturers’ and other companies’ trade secret information and long-standing customer relationships in court. When necessary, he pursues litigation to not only protect their most important intangible assets, but also to better safeguard the products of their ingenuity and hard work from being lost to competitors through unfair and unlawful conduct.
Bradley’s vast litigation experience is key to providing his manufacturing and other commercial clients the best result possible. His litigation experience includes:
ERISA litigation
noncompete litigation
employment discrimination and other employment litigation
general commercial disputes
construction litigation
insurance coverage disputes
personal injury defense
unfair competition and trade secret claims
creditors’ rights claims
municipal defense matters
accounting and attorney malpractice disputes
Honors & Affiliations
Listed in:
The Best Lawyers in America® , Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026
New York Super Lawyers ®, Business Litigation, 2017-2025
Upstate New York Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2017
Buffalo Business First , Legal Elite of Western New York, 2019
Bar Association of Erie County
New York State Bar Association
Research Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review , 2004-2006
Representative Publications
Quoted, "Manufacturers Are Becoming Cyberattack Targets More Frequently ," Buffalo Business First , January 17, 2022
An Interview with Bradley Hoppe, Trade Secret Protection , Legally Bond Podcast, August 23, 2021
Co-Author, "Executive Order has Little Immediate Impact on Non-Compete Clauses," CNY Business Journal , August 9, 2021
Co-Author, “A New York Litigator’s Guide to the New Federal Trade Secret Law ,” NY Litigator , Fall 2016
Co-Author, "Another Voice: Trade Secrets Act Boosts Buffalo’s Business Future," The Buffalo News , May 28, 2016
Co-Author, "Head in the Cloud: The Insider Threat to a Company's Trade Secrets," New York Law Journal , April 4, 2016
"Federal Trade Secret Legislation Moves Forward," NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Newsletter - Winter 2014, Vol. 20, No. 3
Representative Presentations
Ways to Avoid/Minimize Litigation and Steps You Can Take to Control Your Own Destiny, Niagara Frontier Corporate Counsel, June 21, 2022
IP and Trade Secret Protection for Manufacturers, Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance, February 17, 2022
Other Activities
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation, Board of Trustees and Secretary
Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Director
Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance, Member
Articles
A Ban No More: District Court Strikes Down FTC’s Noncompete Ban
August 21, 2024
District Court Approves FTC Non-Compete Ban: A Growing Divide That May Sow Confusion
July 29, 2024
District Court Enjoins FTC Non-Compete Ban, But With a Catch
July 9, 2024
Non-Compete Clauses May Be A Thing Of The Past: Analyzing the FTC’s Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses
April 24, 2024
A Ban No More? Gov. Hochul Vetoes Noncompete Bill
December 26, 2023
New York State Considers Ban of Non-Compete Agreements in the Shadow of the FTC’s Proposed Nationwide Ban
May 25, 2023
A Ban For Some, But Not All: Exception to the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Clauses
February 2, 2023
Are Non-Compete Clauses A Thing Of The Past? Analyzing the FTC’s New Regulation Declaring Non-Compete Clauses An Unfair Method Of Competition
January 6, 2023
Monthly Feature: Get to Know... Bradley A. Hoppe
May 3, 2022
Executive Order has Little Immediate Impact on Employee Non-Competition and Related Restrictive Covenants
July 14, 2021
Enforceability of Non-Competes for Terminated Employees in New York is Dependent on Location Within the State
March 4, 2021
News
Bond Announces 17 Buffalo Attorneys Named in 2025 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
September 29, 2025
Bond Announces Buffalo Attorneys Named 2026 Best Lawyers in America®
August 21, 2025
Bond Announces 14 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2024 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 22, 2024
Bond Announces Buffalo Attorneys Named 2025 “Lawyer of Year” and Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2024
Bond Announces 14 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2023 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2023
Bond Announces 16 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2022 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2022
Bond Announces 18 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2021 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 20, 2021
Bond Announces 20 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2020 New York Super Lawyers ® Upstate Edition
August 21, 2020
Four Bond Attorneys Honored in Buffalo Business First 2019 Legal Elite and Legal Elite Leaders
September 26, 2019
Bond Announces 20 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2019 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2019
Profile
Bradley is the co-chair of Bond’s manufacturing industry group. While working with manufacturers to formulate strategies, strengthen policies, craft non-competition and non-disclosure agreements, Bradley provides outstanding individual service to his clients. He counsels and represents them through numerous complex legal issues that arise within the broad-based manufacturing industry.
Bradley uses his extensive experience in trade secret, non-competition and related commercial litigation when necessary to protect manufacturers’ and other companies’ trade secret information and long-standing customer relationships in court. When necessary, he pursues litigation to not only protect their most important intangible assets, but also to better safeguard the products of their ingenuity and hard work from being lost to competitors through unfair and unlawful conduct.
Bradley’s vast litigation experience is key to providing his manufacturing and other commercial clients the best result possible. His litigation experience includes:
ERISA litigation
noncompete litigation
employment discrimination and other employment litigation
general commercial disputes
construction litigation
insurance coverage disputes
personal injury defense
unfair competition and trade secret claims
creditors’ rights claims
municipal defense matters
accounting and attorney malpractice disputes
Honors & Affiliations
Listed in:
The Best Lawyers in America® , Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026
New York Super Lawyers ®, Business Litigation, 2017-2025
Upstate New York Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2017
Buffalo Business First , Legal Elite of Western New York, 2019
Bar Association of Erie County
New York State Bar Association
Research Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review , 2004-2006
Representative Publications
Quoted, "Manufacturers Are Becoming Cyberattack Targets More Frequently ," Buffalo Business First , January 17, 2022
An Interview with Bradley Hoppe, Trade Secret Protection , Legally Bond Podcast, August 23, 2021
Co-Author, "Executive Order has Little Immediate Impact on Non-Compete Clauses," CNY Business Journal , August 9, 2021
Co-Author, “A New York Litigator’s Guide to the New Federal Trade Secret Law ,” NY Litigator , Fall 2016
Co-Author, "Another Voice: Trade Secrets Act Boosts Buffalo’s Business Future," The Buffalo News , May 28, 2016
Co-Author, "Head in the Cloud: The Insider Threat to a Company's Trade Secrets," New York Law Journal , April 4, 2016
"Federal Trade Secret Legislation Moves Forward," NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Newsletter - Winter 2014, Vol. 20, No. 3
Representative Presentations
Ways to Avoid/Minimize Litigation and Steps You Can Take to Control Your Own Destiny, Niagara Frontier Corporate Counsel, June 21, 2022
IP and Trade Secret Protection for Manufacturers, Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance, February 17, 2022
Other Activities
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation, Board of Trustees and Secretary
Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Director
Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance, Member
Articles
A Ban No More: District Court Strikes Down FTC’s Noncompete Ban
August 21, 2024
District Court Approves FTC Non-Compete Ban: A Growing Divide That May Sow Confusion
July 29, 2024
District Court Enjoins FTC Non-Compete Ban, But With a Catch
July 9, 2024
Non-Compete Clauses May Be A Thing Of The Past: Analyzing the FTC’s Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses
April 24, 2024
A Ban No More? Gov. Hochul Vetoes Noncompete Bill
December 26, 2023
New York State Considers Ban of Non-Compete Agreements in the Shadow of the FTC’s Proposed Nationwide Ban
May 25, 2023
A Ban For Some, But Not All: Exception to the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Clauses
February 2, 2023
Are Non-Compete Clauses A Thing Of The Past? Analyzing the FTC’s New Regulation Declaring Non-Compete Clauses An Unfair Method Of Competition
January 6, 2023
Monthly Feature: Get to Know... Bradley A. Hoppe
May 3, 2022
Executive Order has Little Immediate Impact on Employee Non-Competition and Related Restrictive Covenants
July 14, 2021
Enforceability of Non-Competes for Terminated Employees in New York is Dependent on Location Within the State
March 4, 2021
News
Bond Announces 17 Buffalo Attorneys Named in 2025 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
September 29, 2025
Bond Announces Buffalo Attorneys Named 2026 Best Lawyers in America®
August 21, 2025
Bond Announces 14 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2024 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 22, 2024
Bond Announces Buffalo Attorneys Named 2025 “Lawyer of Year” and Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2024
Bond Announces 14 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2023 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2023
Bond Announces 16 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2022 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2022
Bond Announces 18 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2021 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 20, 2021
Bond Announces 20 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2020 New York Super Lawyers ® Upstate Edition
August 21, 2020
Four Bond Attorneys Honored in Buffalo Business First 2019 Legal Elite and Legal Elite Leaders
September 26, 2019
Bond Announces 20 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2019 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2019