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In today’s competitive business market, the success of a company in Virginia is directly tied to its ability to protect and retain human resources, intellectual property, trade secrets, proprietary information and client relationships.  In this CLE program, labor and employment attorney Thomas Murphy teaches Virginia practitioners how to properly draft non-compete and non-disclosure agreements.  By reviewing the major developments in Virginia case law, Mr. Murphy explains how to draft terms in the three primary areas of function, geographic scope and duration.  He further explains the pitfalls of using boiler plate agreements, and provides useful drafting tips based on the size of a business and the duties of the employee.  Virginia employment attorneys should not miss this rare opportunity to benefit from Thomas Murphy’s 30 plus years of experience in protecting the business of his employer clients through successful non-compete and non-disclosure agreements.

Agenda:
I.   Business Realities
II.  Scope of Restricted Activities
III. Recent Virginia Case Law
IV. Function, Temporal Restriction, and Geographic Scope
V.  Drafting Tips
VI. Restrictions on Disclosure