Employment Law, Workplace Investigations & Trade Secrets Litigation
Employment Law, Workplace Investigations & Trade Secrets Litigation
Employment-related disputes may have far-reaching implications for a company’s reputation, business and ability to attract and retain talent. Clients turn to Paul, Weiss for our deft handling of the most sensitive internal investigations, high-stakes employment and executive-related litigations, and business-critical trade secrets, non-competition and restrictive covenant disputes.
Paul, Weiss Achieves Victory for Financial Company in Putative Class Action
- Client News
- March 29, 2010
A major financial company in achieving a victory in a putative class action brought by current and former employees alleging that certain provisions of their employment agreements violated California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL). The court dismissed all claims, agreeing that the forfeiture and acceleration provisions did not violate the noncompete provisions of the UCL and that the plaintiffs had failed to plead facts to support their remaining claims.