An Easy Exit Checklist to Prevent Employees from Leaving with Company Trade Secrets

“Hope for the best, but plan for the worst” should be every employer’s motto in handling the departure of employees.  While most will leave without

Client Non-Solicitation Agreements for Hair Salons, Med Spas, and Others in the Beauty Industry: Writing and Enforcing Them (Part I)

A good non-solicitation and confidentiality agreement, combined with other key provisions, and smart business practices, can deter client poaching and preserve the relationship between the salon and its clients even in the face of its employees’ departure. 

An Employee Violating a Non-Compete Agreement? Ask the Court to Extend The Term

The days of corporate loyalty are long gone.  In today’s culture, the only thing that can prevent an employee from poaching its former employer’s clients

Non-Compete Agreements in Texas: The Devil is in the Details

Last week, the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas in U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. et al. v. Woods reminded us again that a non-competition agreement must be reasonable and

Why Adding an Arbitration Clause to a Non-Compete Agreement Is a Good Idea.

In Nitro-Lift Techs., L.L.C. v. Eddie Lee Howard, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court once again expressed its strong support of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), in finding that