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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

Holiday Reminder: Protect Your Business in “Restrictive Covenant Season”!

Amundsen Davis LLC on 12/13/2023

Early in the New Year we often see employees switching jobs, which can trigger disputes over restrictive covenants in their employment agreements. As 2023 draws to a close, here are some things to keep in mind to protect your...more

Ruling offers guidance for companies seeking injunctions to protect trade secrets

McAfee & Taft on 2/23/2019

Customers, trade secrets, and proprietary information are the lifeblood of any company. For this reason, companies routinely have employees sign confidentiality agreements and, to the extent they are enforceable,...more

Ho, Ho, Ho, It’s Restrictive Covenant Season!

Amundsen Davis LLC on 12/28/2018

Early in the New Year we often see employees switching jobs, which can trigger disputes over restrictive covenants in their employment agreements....more

Departing Employee Obligations

Jaburg Wilk on 3/21/2018

Employees who depart their employment do not always think about obligations they may continue to have to their former employer. Former employers do, however, and should never underestimate what a departing employee may or...more

Hope For the Best, Prepare For the Worst: How to Effectively Manage the Perpetual Risk of Employee Loss

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 6/7/2017

Inevitably, all businesses must deal with employee turnover and the departure of key employees. Such departures have become more frequent of late, as the economy is again on the rise, more jobs are available, the unemployment...more

Restrictive Covenants Can Swing Both Ways: A 3-Step Plan To Avoiding Legal Risks When Onboarding New Employees

Fisher Phillips on 4/14/2017

Employers have been using restrictive covenant agreements – contracts that contain non-compete, customer non-solicitation, employee non-solicitation, or non-disclosure of confidential information – with increasing frequency...more

We Traced The Trade Secret Leak … It’s Coming From Inside The Business

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/3/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: Protecting trade secrets from employee theft requires more than using an NDA when onboarding new employees. If businesses want to protect their confidential information, they need to take a cradle-to-grave...more

5 Tips for Retaining Employees in the Automotive Industry

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/26/2016

Attracting and retaining employees in the automotive industry can be very challenging, especially when competitors are doing what they can to lure the best talent. After you provide an employee with a good job, training and...more

Five Tips for Retaining Employees in a Competitive Business Climate

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/29/2015

Attracting and retaining employees is always a challenge. After you provide an employee with a good job, training and development, customer contacts, and access to trade secret and other confidential information, it is...more

Protecting Company Relationships and Information Upon an Employee Departure

Smith Anderson on 10/16/2015

Learn how your company can prepare to act quickly and strategically to protect important relationships, information and trade secrets at the time that a key employee leaves. This webinar will review the latest developments in...more

Reducing Your Company’s Exposure to Trade Secret Litigation when Key Employees Come and Go

Morgan Lewis on 10/6/2015

THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIO - Within the span of two weeks, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilson, two top managers from your $2 billion corporation, resign. Both managers had complete, unfettered access to your corporation’s trade...more

Thieves Among Us? Protecting Trade Secrets From Employee Theft

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/15/2015

Employee trade secret theft is a serious problem, and getting worse. According to an analysis of federal court cases filed over a 58-year period, 85 percent of trade secret theft was committed by employees or business...more

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