Noncompete Agreements: Latest Litigation Developments

Crafting and Enforcing Contracts That Protect Confidential Business Information and Trade Secrets

Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A

Conducted on Thursday, August 11, 2011

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Program Materials

This CLE webinar will prepare employment counsel to craft clear and enforceable noncompete agreements that are likely to stand up in court. The panel will also discuss litigation strategies for employment counsel pursuing or defending noncompete litigation.





Listen as our panel of employment attorneys discusses best practices for crafting clear and enforceable noncompete agreements that are likely to withstand court scrutiny. The panel will also discuss litigation strategies for employment counsel pursuing or defending noncompete litigation.



  1. How can employers protect themselves?
    1. Secure promise not to compete during pre-hire negotiations
    2. Draft noncompete with enforcement in mind
    3. Cross-border noncompete agreements
  2. Minimizing litigation risks when hiring employees with restrictive covenants and/or access to trade secrets
  3. Litigation considerations
    1. Litigate or settle early?
    2. What forum?
    3. Potential claims
    4. Preliminary relief
    5. Benefits of obtaining a declaratory judgment in a favorable jurisdiction as quickly as possible
    6. Discovery while trying to do business
    7. Trial strategies
    8. Relief
  4. Issues arising in the social media context


The panel will review these and other key questions:

  • How are employees using social media to violate noncompete agreements – and how can employers use social media to their advantage in enforcing them?



Jessica Brown
Jessica Brown

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

She represents corporate clients in connection with trade secret litigation, restrictive covenants, wage and hour and...  |  Read More

Peter A. Steinmeyer
Peter A. Steinmeyer

Epstein Becker & Green

He is Co-Chair of the firm's Non-Competes, Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Practice Group, and practices all...  |  Read More

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