Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Trade Secrets Practice

Our practice focuses on safeguarding your interests when employer-employee relationships or other
contractual engagements end. Whether you’re an employer facing competition from a departing
employee or an employee looking to start a new venture or join a competitor, sound legal advice and
representation are essential.

Key Relationships and Intellectual Property Protection

Successful businesses thrive on robust customer relationships, skilled employees, and the protection of
vital intellectual property and trade secrets. To safeguard these assets, many businesses implement
agreements that prevent competition and limit customer solicitation, thereby protecting against the
unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.

From an employer’s perspective, risks arise when departing employees take crucial business assets with
them, potentially leading to litigation. With increased labor mobility, the theft or unauthorized disclosure
of valuable information can jeopardize an employer’s most important assets. Conversely, departing
employees may find their ability to work and compete hindered by overly restrictive covenants that
exceed the protection of the former employer’s legitimate interests. Unchecked, these restrictions can
unfairly prevent employees from earning a livelihood.

Promoting Fair Business Practices

Our attorneys are committed to promoting fair business practices, safeguarding vital business assets, and
facilitating the lawful transition of employees or contractors subject to post-engagement restrictive
covenants.

Preventive Measures

Our lawyers develop, draft, and review key documents that set the stage for employees’ transitions during
the post-employment restrictive period. Non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality
agreements are effective tools when carefully drafted to avoid being seen as unenforceable restraints on
trade and lawful competition.

Litigation When Necessary

Sometimes, departing employees or their new employers disregard even well-crafted restrictive
covenants. On the other hand, former employers may seek to enforce unreasonable or overly broad
covenants. Our Dispute Resolution team has extensive experience protecting clients’ interests in court or
through arbitration. We use our expertise to aggressively pursue negotiation and litigation strategies
tailored to our clients’ needs.

Key Services

• Developing and implementing comprehensive intellectual property preservation programs,
including policies on ownership, protection, and retention of sensitive information and data.
• Designing and implementing human resource programs to train employees about unfair
competition, its forms, impact, and consequences of violations.
Our goal is to ensure fair competition and protect your business’s most valuable assets while facilitating
smooth transitions for employees.

 For expert advice or assistance, please contact us.