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Duane Morris Partner Sheila Raftery Wiggins to Speak at Current Issues Involving Non-Compete Agreements, Protection of Trade Secrets and Duty of Loyalty CLE Seminar
October 8, 2009 | Fairfield, New Jersey
| Crowne Plaza, Fairfield
Duane Morris partner Sheila Raftery Wiggins will be speaking at a New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminar titled "Current Issues Involving Non-Compete Agreements, Protection of Trade Secrets and the Duty of Loyalty," to be held on October 8, 2009, in Fairfield, New Jersey.
About the Seminar
Non-compete agreements serve a vital role for employers, from protection of the their intellectual assets like customer information and business relationships to safeguarding vital trade secrets. For many companies, the protection that a non-compete offers is vital. Learn how agreements, policies and sound practices can be used to protect businesses' intellectual property and proprietary information, as well as how to deal with a key employee when their employment relationship dissolves. What you learn can be put into action immediately in your practice. Learn the best strategies to put non-competes and other restrictive covenants to work for your clients, including:
- Purpose of non compete agreements; protecting employer trade secrets and confidential information
- New Jersey's view regarding non-compete covenants
- Drafting the enforceable agreement: restricted conduct; geographic area covered, duration of the restriction, reasonableness, public policy issues related to corporate liability as well as individual liability
- Duty of loyalty by the employee to the employer
- Breaching the restrictive covenant; theft of trade secrets
- Employer's recourse for a breach or theft
- What the former employee can anticipate
- Litigation issues: establishing a claim; remedies; damages
- Recent case law
- Judicial perspective
For more information about the seminar or to register to attend, please visit the N.J. Institute for Continuing Legal Education website.
The seminar will be recorded and available for purchase after the event.
