Non-Compete Agreements

Competition can be healthy in business. It drives innovation and efficiency as competitors try to capture more of the market. But competition has a darker side too, when employers try to raid competitors’ workforce to gain access to their know-how, customer lists, and trade secrets.

To address this concern, many businesses ask employees to sign a non-compete agreement as a condition of their employment. But if these agreements are drafted poorly, courts can strike them, leaving the company vulnerable to losing employees, customers, and market share.

That is why businesses turn to the experienced employment counsel at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig — to draft and defend restrictive covenants that protect their business interests.

Our experience with non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements

Our lawyers work with clients to draft agreements that discourage competitors from raiding their workforce and their executives from joining competitors. We help clients navigate high-stakes risks of employment and balance those risks with contractual terms that achieve clients’ business goals.

Our non-compete team helps clients handle all aspects of starting and ending relationships with employees with restrictive covenants. We draft all types of restrictive covenants, including non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements. Our team covers the entire spectrum of matters involving restrictive covenants, from negotiation through litigation of their terms in federal and state courts.

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