Non-compete, Customer and Employee Non-solicitation, and Confidentiality Agreement
(VA)

Summary

This template is a non-compete, customer and employee non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreement that Virginia employers may use as a template for a Virginia non-compete (also known as a non-competition agreement or a covenant not to compete), customer and employee non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreement. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate clauses. This template is intended for private employers. It has been customized to comply with Virginia law. Thus, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Non-compete, Customer and Employee Non-solicitation, and Confidentiality Agreement template. For a full listing of key content that can be used by in-house counsel to develop, revise, and implement a company's employee and third-party-related policies, see In-House Company Policies Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering restrictive covenant considerations, see Restrictive Covenants Resource Kit. For information on non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements in Virginia, see Restrictive Covenants (VA). For information on non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements in Virginia and other states, see Non-competes and Trade Secret Protection State Practice Notes Chart and Non-competes and Trade Secret Protection State Expert Forms Chart. For information on non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements generally, see Non-disclosure Agreements: Key Negotiation, Drafting, and Legal Issues (Pro-Employer); Confidentiality Agreements; and Social Media in Restrictive Covenants. For information on Virginia laws concerning customer and employee non-solicitation agreements, see Restrictive Covenants (VA). For information on customer and employee non-solicitation agreements in Virginia and other states, see Non-competes and Trade Secret Protection State Practice Notes Chart and Non-competes and Trade Secret Protection State Expert Forms Chart. For information on customer and employee non-solicitation agreements generally, see Customer and Employee Non-solicitation Agreements: Key Negotiation, Drafting, and Legal Issues. For additional information on Virginia laws concerning non-compete agreements (also known as non-competition agreements or covenants not to compete), see Restrictive Covenants (VA). For information on non-compete agreements in Virginia and other states, see Non-competes and Trade Secret Protection State Practice Notes Chart and Non-competes and Trade Secret Protection State Expert Forms Chart. For information on non-competition agreements generally, see Non-compete Agreements: Key Negotiation, Drafting, and Legal Issues; Non-compete Agreements Checklist (Best Drafting Practices for Employers); Restrictive Covenant Basics, Including Adequate Consideration, Protectable Interests, Geographic and Time Restrictions, and Permissible Scope; Restrictive Covenants: Drafting Common Provisions; and Non-compete and Non-solicitation Agreements Checklist (Addressing Suspected Violations).