Restrictive Covenants
Your key employees are your company's most valuable asset. They interact daily with your customers and know your trade secrets and other critical company information. What happens to your business when your key employees defect to competitors, with co-workers stealing your trade secrets and intellectual investment? What will your customers do when they learn that your trusted employees now compete with you? What can you do to protect your intellectual property and your company from defecting key team members?
We draft and litigate to enforce your restrictive covenants such as non-compete, trade secrets and confidentiality agreements and other agreements that are designed to protect your business. We can also assist in situations where another employer believes that you are improperly employing one of its former employees. Employee defections often involve the improper removal or other misappropriation of computer and customer data. We can assist in the detection and prevention of this type of information technology misconduct. Disputes can also arise in the sale-of-a business regarding future competition. We are here to help you in those disputes and contracts. Additionally, disputes often arise concerning franchise arrangements, licenses, distributors and other contracts.