604: Your Top Talent Walks Out the Door—Now What?
Draft and enforce restrictions on employee competition and minimize the risks of unfair competition practices and loss of trade secrets.
As the economy begins to recover, many companies are taking advantage of the opportunity to lure top talent away from their competitors. Similarly, entrepreneurial employees are setting up competing businesses—on company time. When these employees depart, many will take trade secrets and use unlawful techniques to steal your customers. Learn practical and concrete strategies to minimize risks to your organization by drafting and enforcing appropriate employee restrictions.
Stephen Hirschfeld is a partner with the law firm of Curiale Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP in San Francisco. He is also the CEO of the Employment Law Alliance, the world's largest network of labor and employment lawyers. Stephen advises clients throughout the country on day-to-day labor and employment law issues. He takes a proactive approach when advising clients, emphasizing creative solutions to employee relations problems. He frequently represents employers in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies on a variety of litigation matters involving the employer-employee relationship.
