Restrictive Covenants in Employment: Key considerations in drafting and enforcement

Michael R. Sherer | von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

Michael Sherer is a member of the Labor and Employment Section at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Michael focuses his practice on employment litigation, employment law counseling, collective bargaining, contract administration, and representation before the NLRB. He has significant experience in employment litigation and specifically with handling wage and hour claims, employment discrimination, Title I of the Americans with Disability Act and wage garnishment cases. He has represented clients in state and federal courts and in arbitration and mediation proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state Commissions and state Departments of Labor. Michael is admitted to practice law in both Wisconsin and Illinois and prior to joining von Briesen worked for several years at a litigation firm in Chicago.

I. Types of restrictive covenants (i.e. non-competition, non-disclosure, non-solicitation, etc.) | 11:00am – 11:20am

II. Factors in determining enforceability | 11:20am – 11:40am

III. Drafting effective restrictive covenants | 11:40am – 12:00pm

Break | 12:00pm – 12:10pm

IV. Enforcing restrictive covenants | 12:10pm – 12:25pm

V. Recent developments in the area of restrictive covenant law | 12:25pm – 12:40pm