Our last column, on March 5, 2012, left off with a discussion of the recruitment and pre-departure obligations of an attorney moving laterally to another firm. This article picks up with the recruitment and pre-departure obligations of the departing lawyer’s current and new firms.

Agreements

Current Firm. Be aware of the ethics rules and case law that prohibit entering into a contract forbidding departing lawyers from competing with the firm or soliciting clients after leaving the firm.