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Cross Pollination: Don’t Limit Yourself

R. Shawn McBride recently published an article to the McBride For Business Blog on a topic that might be of interest: Cross Pollination:  Don’t Limit Yourself. He examines how some regions are better at manufacturing, some regions are better at capital formation, some regions are better at fostering start-up companies and some regions are better for Fortune 500 companies. You…

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Texas Law Update: Can I Make My Employee Sign a Non-Compete/Non-Solicit? (Part II)

For a non-compete/non-solicit to be enforceable under Texas law, it must be reasonable as to time, geographic area, and scope of activity.  Needless to say, it is a fact-specific inquiry and there is no one-size-fits-all answer.  Generally speaking, however, a restrictive covenant that does not bear some relation to the activities of the employee or that contains an industry-wide exclusion…

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Texas Law Update: Can I Make My Employee Sign a Non-Compete/Non-Solicit? (Part I)

In our previous blog series “Covenant Not To Compete When Buying or Selling a Business,” we looked at several state laws governing covenants not to compete in the context of buying or selling a business.  This time, we will look at Texas law in depth, focusing on non-competition and non-solicitation covenants in the employment context.  As we mentioned before, a…

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