The Ironclad Non-Compete: Myth or Reality?

Understanding restrictive covenants is important to any attorney representing a business. And it is increasingly important where trade secrets and other intellectual property are present, and where customer good will is at risk. This Breakfast Briefing will cover the various types of restrictive covenants that employers may use to protect their trade secrets and other business interests when employees leave to join the competition.

This lively, complimentary breakfast briefing will address the following:

Under what circumstances may employers enforce non-compete agreements?

Under what circumstances may employers enforce non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements?

How does an employer create legally enforceable non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements?

Please join us on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 when we discuss how to prepare enforceable agreements that include provisions designed to protect your company from unfair competition and prevent disclosure of confidential information and trade secrets. Learn from leading experts how to strategically draft agreements that are in sync with business plans and are appropriate for employees.

Speakers include:

David Rosen, Esq. – senior shareholder and one of the founding members of Littler’s Newark office. Mr. Rosen handles employment litigation in the federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. He has broad experience with wrongful dismissal and employment discrimination claims, having successfully defended employers following jury and bench trials. He represents clients in cases involving wrongful termination, breach of contract, employee benefits, wage and hour violations and enforcement and defense of restrictive covenants.

Eric A. Savage, Esq. – senior shareholder, Newark office. Mr. Savage has participated actively in litigation around the country for both local businesses and major corporations. He has conducted bench and jury trials in federal and state courts, arbitrations and appeals in a wide variety of employment matters, including sexual harassment, race, age, national origin, religious and sexual discrimination. He has handled litigation involving claims made under the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as cases concerning restrictive covenants, theft of trade secrets and wrongful termination.

Keith J. Rosenblatt – of counsel, Newark office. Mr. Rosenblatt has been representing employers in federal and state courts (at both the trial and appellate levels), before federal, state and local equal employment opportunity agencies, and before the National Labor Relations Board, since 1997. His experience includes both prosecuting and defending cases involving restrictions on post-employment competition, and defending management against allegations of sexual and racial harassment, all forms of unlawful discrimination and retaliation, contractual breaches and wrongful termination. In doing so, he has compiled an exceptional record of success in having cases dismissed before trial, on both summary judgment motions and motions to dismiss.

*Please also direct all requests for special accommodations to Lisa Bachner.

There is no charge for this program.