Restrictive Covenants, Non-Compete, Compensation and Severance Agreements

Laddey, Clark and Ryan is a law firm which has chosen to limit its practice to specific areas of the law; one of which is Employment Law. Each of our attorneys is well versed in his or her practice area. The Employment and Labor Practice Group attorneys regularly speak, write, advise and defend our clients on a wide range of employment law issues, including various contracts entered into between employer and employee.  We deliver the expertise, not the rates, of a national employment law firm.

Contracts any employee makes with his or her employer are of critical importance to the relationship and critical to both parties after the termination of the relationship.  Our Employment attorneys are experienced in negotiating and advocating for the interests of both employees and employers with regard to restrictive covenants, non-compete, compensation, and severance agreements. 

Restrictive covenants and non-competes may be signed early in an employment relationship, before either party has the opportunity to consider the consequences of the agreements.  Our employment attorneys are well versed in the legal limitations to these agreements and will advise the employee or employer client of these legal limitations as well as the practical consequences of these contracts.

Compensation agreements lock the employer into a set compensation schedule and renegotiation of these agreements by either party can be difficult.  Legal counsel can assist with evaluation, negotiation, drafting, enforcement, and renegotiation of these contacts.  Our services will provide our clients with the experience with countless compensation agreements in order to draft negotiate the best possible outcome.

Separation agreements can make the difference between a quick and smooth transition for both parties or an adversarial and lengthy process.  Our Employment attorneys can draft a customized agreement to fit the specific circumstances of the termination and provide the most protection for our employer-clients and provide the best consideration for our employee-clients.

Practice Group Attorneys

Thomas N. Ryan, Esq.
Ursula H. Leo, Esq.
Michael S. Garofalo, Esq.
Jessica A. Jansyn, Esq