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.
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