Enforcement of non-solicitation agreement and confidentiality agreements against financial advisor.We counsel individuals on their rights and obligations before and during employment and at the time of departure, and also work with businesses looking to hire employees who are subject to oppressive restrictive covenants.
Our attorneys routinely work with executives and high-level employees who are negotiating new employment agreements or facing claims from former employers. With McDonald Hopkins, you get the added value of a firm with experience and expertise on the other side of the table. Thus, it is essential to move swiftly, aggressively, and with a fine-tuned strategy that incorporates your needs, governing law, and local state nuances.Įxperience on the other side of the table Failure to take immediate action can adversely affect not only the current matter, but also future enforcement actions. As part of our enforcement plan, we formulate a response team with you to consistently and efficiently address violations anywhere - locally, regionally, and across the country.
Through non-compete, non-solicit, anti-piracy, and confidentiality agreements, our team creates graded agreements from least restrictive (confidentiality) to the most restrictive (global non-compete) designed to align the appropriate level of protection with the appropriate employee. Tailored restrictive agreements - We design agreements and other protective measures that match the level of protection needed with the level of risk posed by various employees and competitors.Examples of protectable business assets include client/customer relationships, supplier relationships, bidding information, pricing and margin information, strategic plans, and prospective business opportunities Trade secret and non-compete review - From the executive level down, our team will review the business assets that each level of employee is exposed to and utilizes in their positions to determine the amount of protection required.Our approach to protecting business assets involves a three-step process that allows clients to efficiently inventory their business assets and interests and allows us to counsel on the appropriate means to protect them, and identify what measures may be taken against those who misappropriate their confidential and trade secret information, business assets, and opportunities. We have represented companies in implementing and enforcing restrictive covenant programs, and guided executive level employees as they contemplate changes of employment in light of restrictive covenants. We regularly work with clients on a wide range of trade secret, non-compete and unfair competition issues, from crafting and negotiating employment agreements and restrictive covenants, to taking immediate legal action when a client’s business assets are threatened. McDonald Hopkins attorneys have counseled on trade secret and non-compete matters in all 50 states and litigated restrictive covenant and trade secret matters in over 36 states. Regardless of your business or industry you cannot afford to lose your competitive advantage.Īt McDonald Hopkins, our mission is to help your business safeguard its most valuable business assets: human capital, client relationships, intellectual property, technology, trade secrets, and data. The damage caused by the loss of customer relationships, employees, or confidential business or trade secret information can be immeasurable and irreparable.
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