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Primary Problems with Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements

YoungUpstarts

Businesses often require employees to sign non-compete agreements to protect their business interests. However, just because an employee has signed a non-compete agreement does not make the agreement valid under the law. Non-Compete Time Period. by Yasir Billoo, partner at Golden & Grimes LLP.

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Pros & Cons Of Non-Compete Agreements

YoungUpstarts

Non-compete agreements can be an effective tool to protect these assets. Under the right circumstances and when properly drafted and implemented, non-compete agreements are enforceable in Florida. A competitor who hires an ex-employee under a non-compete can become liable for what is known as tortious interference.

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7 Keys To Strategic Partnerships That Profit Everyone

Startup Professionals Musings

Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement. Every startup has a core competency which should not be shared. Typically, there are market opportunities that neither of your core competencies can win alone.

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What about your previous company non-compete?

Berkonomics

Rules about non-compete agreements . So, what are the rules about those pesky non-compete agreements signed upon your discharge, or upon the sale of your previous company? And some are former selling shareholders of just those businesses.

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What about your previous company non-compete?

Berkonomics

Rules about non-compete agreements . So, what are the rules about those pesky non-compete agreements signed upon your discharge, or upon the sale of your previous company? And some are former selling shareholders of just those businesses.

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Non-competes, gray areas, and salvaging a failed purchase

Berkonomics

Last week we introduced the subject of non-compete agreements. Certainly, the buyer’s asset purchase documents included a non-compete clause, usually valid for two years from the date of the closing. After the non-compete expires. The non-compete agreement does expire when stated. But watch it.

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Non-competes, gray areas, and salvaging a failed purchase

Berkonomics

Last week we introduced the subject of non-compete agreements. Certainly, the buyer’s asset purchase documents included a non-compete clause, usually valid for two years from the date of the closing. After the non-compete expires. The non-compete agreement does expire when stated. But watch it.