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Gray areas in non-compete agreements?

Berkonomics

Last week we introduced the subject of non-compete agreements. Let’s dive a little deeper and present some “gray area” scenarios to consider. First the obvious case in point What if you are the seller of a previous business or shares amounting to more than an insignificant percentage of a previous business? Certainly, the buyer’s asset purchase documents included a non-compete clause, usually valid for two years from the date of the closing.

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