To protect their business interests, many employers include noncompetition clauses in their employment agreements, which place prohibitions on employees working for competitors or within the same industry after parting with their current employer. However, in October 2018 Massachusetts passed G.L. c. 149, § 24L, which governs noncompetition agreements. The failure to meet the requirements of […]
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Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce the addition of associate Brian Lynch. Brian helps entrepreneurs and business owners grow their vision from the ground up. He provides legal guidance on entity formation, corporate governance, contract drafting and negotiations, business sales and acquisitions, and general commercial transactions. Brian has advised corporations, limited liability companies and non-profit […]
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) was enacted by Congress in 1986 as a response to the emergence of computer crimes. Oftentimes in the employment situation when an employee leaves there is a claim that the employee took computerized materials with them and violated the CFAA. The United States Supreme Court recently narrowed the […]
The departure of key employees can be quite damaging to a business’ bottom line. It is not surprising that businesses go to great lengths and spend significant sums of money to keep those employees. Sometimes, those lengths take the form of additional pay and benefits to the key employee. In other instances, the measures take […]
UMNV 205-207 Newbury, LLC (referred to as “UMNV”) leased its Newbury Street location to Caffe Nero Americas, Inc. (referred to as “Caffé Nero”) for a 15-year term starting June 1, 2017. The lease stipulated that Caffé Nero was to use the leased premises “solely for the operation of a Caffé Nero themed café under Tenant’s […]
In “DOJ Action Is A Cautionary Tale On Employer No-Poach Pacts,” Eric Walz and Adam Shafran provide their expert analysis and highlight a significant consequence of the DOJ’s recent indictment of a company for utilizing a no-poach agreement to restrict movement of top level employees (United States of America v. Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC and […]
Perhaps more than others, small business owners have found it difficult to weather the sudden and seemingly endless rounds of shutdowns, restrictions, moratoriums, and reopenings. With fewer financial resources at their disposal and a steady upward trend of new Coronavirus cases, even with the almost-tangible feeling of hope that arrived with news of an effective […]
Jim Rudolph has been named a Massachusetts Go To Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The “Go To Lawyer” award recognizes the top business lawyers across the Commonwealth and highlights lawyers who are experts in their field. Attorneys were nominated by their clients and colleagues for their expertise in business law, including signature accomplishments, representative cases […]
Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce Eric J. Walz has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. Eric has years of experience representing clients in complex franchise and automotive dealer class actions and other disputes, contract negotiations and terminations, and matters affecting franchise and dealer relationships. He also has significant experience defending companies and individuals in […]
We previously highlighted Jon Friedmann’s victory in a complex foreclosure case, which resulted in a six-figure verdict for the firm’s client in a jury-waived trial and an award of attorney’s fees and costs, the sum of which totaled nearly half a million dollars. The plaintiff in the case, a borrower who defaulted on a commercial […]
