When hiring a new employee, employers often don’t adequately consider the “end” of the relationship and how important that can be to the future of their company. When hiring an employee, it is important that, as part of the hiring process, the employer consider having the employee sign both a non-competition agreement and a non-disclosure agreement. In the recent decision in, Scientific Corp. v. Lee, the U.S. District Court very clearly addressed the issue of

Often times, there can be a significant difference between what your business owner thinks her business is worth, and what a buyer is willing to pay.  A common issue is that business valuation is a difficult task and simply cannot always be quantified.  A creative solution can often take the shape of a simple, well-written Earn-out agreement.   An Earn-out agreement can provide the business seller with the opportunity to prove the worth of her