Wolff & Samson represents clients throughout the country with regard to the enforceability of restrictive covenants, trade secrets and confidentiality agreements, as well as with regard to claims of "Raiding" and unfair competition. We also draft employment agreements and restrictive covenants for our clients.

Wolff & Samson represents a diverse cross-section of clients in this area, including financial institutions such as:

• National, regional, and local brokers/dealers;
• Bank owned brokers/dealers;
• Commercial banks;
• Private banks; and
• Investment banks.

Wolff & Samson litigates and counsels clients on the enforceability of various types of agreements, including those containing:

• No solicit/no contact of customer clauses;
• No hire/no solicitation of employee clauses;
• "Garden Leave" clauses;
• Non-compete clauses; and
• Confidentiality covenants.

Our Intellectual Property Group also provides clients with litigation and other services with regard to the creation and enforcement of patents, trademarks and copyrights, including those for "business methods".

We also have experience handling other issues sometimes arising in non-competition matters, including Employment Law issues and other matters such as:

• Defamation and harassment claims;
• Wrongful termination claims;
• Collection of promissory notes or retention loans; and
• Compensation matters, including deferred compensation and overtime claims.