Virginia Court Grants Injunctive Relief in Case of Financial Advisor Non-Solicitation Agreement: Is Your Employment Agreement Right for Your Business?

Former employee violating non-solicitation agreement
In a recent case, the Western District of Virginia found in favor of the employer plaintiff, granting a motion for injunctive relief enjoining the defendant’s prior employee from soliciting clients in violation of a non-solicitation agreement. There, the court found the employer was likely to succeed on the merits of the underlying breach of contract
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Fairfax Circuit Court Finds For Employees, Holding Non-Compete Overly Broad And Unenforceable

Defendant loses court case
In a recent case, the Fairfax Circuit Court in Virginia found in favor of the defendant employees, holding that a previous employer’s non-competition and non-solicitation provisions were unenforceable. There, the non-compete and non-solicitation clauses were not limited in scope, but instead prohibited conduct “wholly unrelated” to the employer’s legitimate business needs. Since the court found
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