Ex-Engineer Apple Accused of Trade Secrets Theft No Longer Works at Arris

The former MacBook engineer whom Apple accused of stealing and disseminating trade secrets (see 2103110043) is “no longer employed” at Arris Composites, emailed Director-Marketing Elizabeth Griffin-Isabelle Monday, without discussing the circumstances of his departure. Simon Lancaster-Larocque joined Arris in November 2019 as head-consumer products after an 11-year Apple career. Portions of the information he misappropriated, including details of unreleased Apple hardware products, unannounced feature changes to existing hardware products and future product announcements, “relate directly to his role at his new employer,” alleged Apple in a March 11 complaint without mentioning Arris by name. “We were surprised and disappointed to hear of the news” of Apple’s complaint against Lancaster-Larocque, said Griffin-Isabelle, insisting Arris would have no part of stolen trade secrets. “Arris is a trusted business partner to leading and emerging companies around the world,” she said. “Every day, our people work to imagine, design, and manufacture the future with pride and integrity.” Lancaster-Larocque’s LinkedIn profile doesn't show him as having worked at Arris; it did Friday. He didn’t respond to our questions Tuesday.