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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#44546A">My understanding is that non-compete agreements are generally unenforceable under California law. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue">Stuart Scarff, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Neli Espe<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 05, 2014 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] California Non-Compete Referral<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear List-mates,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A business client of mine has a short and vaguely written non-compete clause in a contract with a CA company, governed by CA law. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could you point me to someone licensed under CA law who works with non-competes for a consultation with my client? Or c CA lawyer?<o:p></o:p></p>
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