Noncompetes: consideration, peppered with confusion
By Hon. John C. Anderson
Intellectual Property,
January 2019
Courts hold that postemployment restrictive covenants must be supported by adequate consideration, generally characterized as "employment for a substantial period of time." But what is a "substantial period of time"? Illinois Supreme Court guidance would be helpful.
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