Negotiating and Drafting Employment Agreements: Leading Lawyers on Terms of Employment, Restrictive Covenants, Termination Provisions, and Other Key Elements (Inside the Minds)

Negotiating and Drafting Employment Agreements is an authoritative, insider's perspective on best practices for developing and negotiating complex employment agreements. Featuring partners from some of the nation's leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the different phases of negotiations and the key considerations for each phase. These top lawyers reveal their advice on how to structure each section of the agreement, and explain the most important terms and how to address challenges related to each. From considering the enforceability of certain provisions to complying with key laws, these authors detail how to establish an effective agreement that meets the client's goals and maintains a positive employer-employee relationship. Additionally, these leaders outline a negotiation timeline, describe the benchmarks of successful agreements, and provide an in-depth discussion of loyalty provisions, including non-competes and restrictive covenants. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating this ever-evolving area of law.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Millicent Meroney Lundburg, Principal, Fish & Richardson - "The Value of the Attorney in Employment Negotiations"

2. Cameron J. Evans, Partner, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP - "Protecting Employers' Interests When Negotiating Employment Agreements"

3. Richard J. Reibstein, Partner, WolfBlock LLP Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants: Promoting the Parties' Mutual Interests in "Subjective Loyalty" While Protecting the Employer's Right to "Legal Loyalty"

4. Mona M. Stone, Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP "Securing Adequate Protections in Employment Contracts: Understanding Your Client's Objectives and Concerns"

5. Felicia A. Finston, Partner, Baker Botts LLP and Vanessa Griffith, Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP "Fostering Good Employer and Employee Relations: The Development of Effective Employment Agreements"

6. William J. Egan, Partner, Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly LLP "A Practical Approach to Employment Agreements"

7. Jay E. Ingle, Member, Jackson Kelly PLLC "Developing Effective and Understandable Employment Contracts"

8. Marcus M. Crider, Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP "Employment Agreements: An Overview"