(l-r) Andrew Rossman, Robert Owens, and Peter Fountain, with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Courtesy photos Litigators of the Week: Ingersoll Rand Enforces a Noncompete Against an Exec Who Jumped Ship to Verboten Competitor
Despite Colorado's law rendering most noncompete agreements void, a state court judge barred former ILC Dover CEO Corey Walker from working for Aventor through next June. The ruling was a win for Dover's acquirer, Ingersoll Rand Inc., and its lawyers, Quinn Emanuel's Andrew Rossman, Peter Fountain and Owen Roberts.
September 13, 2024 at 07:30 AM
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The noncompete agreement that Corey Walker signed before Ingersoll Rand Inc. bought the life sciences company he led as CEO, ILC Dover, last June for $2.3 billion specified just one company he couldn't work for in the year after the deal closed: his former employer, Avantor Inc.
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