高管/雇用合同
Wise employers know that successful hiring and retention of key executives in an organization is crucial to future success. Employment contracts, including noncompete agreements, constitute another key dimension of services provided by our labor and employment practice lawyers. Squire Sanders has represented employers across a broad array of industries in all manner of executive contract issues, from negotiating and drafting the agreements to negotiating or litigating over the agreements’ termination when necessary.
When drafting employment agreements, among other issues, we take into account:
- The proper combination of salary and benefits.
- Compensation and duties for executives in transition during mergers, acquisitions, takeovers and other change-of-control activities.
- Developing termination and severance strategies at the outset.
- Golden parachutes for graceful, timely exits for under-performing executives.
When the contracts or agreements of a client are challenged, we represent the client before courts or boards including where the termination cannot be amicably negotiated. We regularly represent employers in federal and state court litigation and arbitrations with current and former executives of a wide variety of companies. We also have extensive experience in employee trade secret and protective covenant disputes, director and officer litigation, breach of employment contract cases, and wrongful discharge and whistleblower litigation.