Experienced lawyers recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law.
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Restrictive Covenants & Trade Secrets
Restrictive covenants help employers prevent departing employees from using some of their most valuable corporate assets – proprietary information and skills acquired on the job – to compete against them. Squire Sanders provides advice that keeps pace with changing laws in this area by evaluating clients’ current use of such covenants and how it may be affected by the shifting legal landscape. We also help employers determine what types of restrictions would best serve their interests and assist in tailoring covenants to the jurisdiction in which employees work or reside, as well as to their positions. In concert with our firm’s intellectual property lawyers, we identify proprietary information clients may need to protect. We can determine which factors constitute sufficient consideration for a restrictive covenant including noncompetition, nonsolicitation of customers, nonsolicitation of employees and nondisclosure provisions; counsel employers on including provisions for injunctive relief, attorneys' fees, return of confidential documents and information, and assignability; and advise them on constructing language that extends the term of a covenant in the event of a breach.
We counsel clients on steps to take when employees depart to work for a competitor as well as issues and strategies to consider when hiring employees from a competitor. Should legal action become necessary, our trial lawyers are prepared to assist employers in protecting their rights.
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Listed as a go-to law firm for labor and employment in ALM's In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies.
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