PLI: Two Sides of the Same Coin—Managing a Key Employee Departure and Critical Hire

Peter Steinmeyer, Member of the Firm, speaks on a panel, "Two Sides of the Same Coin—Managing a Key Employee Departure and Critical Hire," at the 2022 Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants program, hosted by the Practising Law Institute (PLI).

In this session:

• Assess and understand the risks posed to all parties when an employee leaves for a competitor
• Appreciate the impact that good off-boarding steps and thoughtful restrictive covenants will have on handling departures
• Understand what your internal technical capabilities are, what forensic options are available, and when to use which
• Learn about risks of exposing a new employer to cross-contamination of trade secrets and other confidential business information from prior employers
• Evaluate options and decide when to seek injunctive relief
• Assessing the risk or availability of monetary damages
• Evaluate your company's onboarding procedures
• Implement a step-by-step checklist to limit the risk of trade secret infiltration
• Outline an early plan to avoid a lawsuit - how to keep an open dialogue
• Determine when to engage outside counsel

For more information and to register, please visit PLI.edu.