What C-Suite Executives Should Know About Non-Compete Agreements
- Robert Adelson
- Aug 9
- 5 min read
August 2025 edition
We are now well into summer. Hopefully, you and your family are taking some time to enjoy all of your favorite summer time activities. Whether you most enjoy cookouts, picnics, clambakes, time at the beach and seashore, or the lakes, swimming, sailing, biking, walking, hiking or out at the golf links, attending concerts, I hope you are getting out to enjoy summer weather.
Perhaps too, you’ve been able to spend one or more evenings taking in a ballgame live at Fenway Park or even seeing the AAA WooSox at cozy Polar Park on Worcester (as I did recently the WooSox lost, but great post-game fireworks!). In any case, I very much hope you and yours are enjoying summer fun.
Just a bit more on the parent ballclub back in Boston. I had the pleasure of seeing two of the Red Sox victories in the club’s July ten-game winning streak. This included seeing, with Don Goldberg, the Sox wild 5–4 win over the Rays that ended with Ceddanne Rafaela’s two-run, walk-off home run in the 9th inning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqVoiNrD4f4 That homer soared way over our heads in LF, a rocket way over the Green Monster. That fabulous game ending very much reminded me of Manny Ramirez’s walkoff homer over the Angels in the 2007 ALDS, a great ballgame that I attended with Howard Levine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Jyvo5ubhc So far the Sox have continued to win since the All Star Break and have continued to hold down a wild card spot in the standings. Thus, for the first time in a while, the Red Sox were “buyers” at the recent MLB trade deadline. It was at first disappointing the Sox did not do more before the July 31st trading deadline, especially compared to the major moves made by other contending teams (some on WEEI graded GM Craig Breslow’s pickups of two pitchers as a combined C- ). But Breslow did not want to trade Jarren Duran or Trevor Story or another key contributor that might harm winning chemistry. That strategy seems to have paid off so far, as the Sox keep on winning. As part of the team’s weekend sweep of the AL West leading Astros, this past Friday night, with bro Steve Adelson, we saw yet another BoSox walk off win. With the Sox again wearing their “walkoff greens”, uber rookie Roman Anthony delivered a walkoff hit for a 10th inning won over Houston before the largest crowd of the 2025 season, thus far, , 36,811 packed into Fenway Park. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/red-soxs-anthony-belts-single-to-deep-centre-for-first-career-walk-off-hit/ plus “Love that dirty water” Boston victory song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0SFuSikmw4 So, you can be sure I am looking forward to attending more Sox games this August and September…and maybe more beyond Gosh, it sure would be fun to again see October baseball return to the Fens. We shall see.
As for Newsletter items, two weeks ago, IVYEXEC, the career advancement website, published my article (and this newsletter provides a link to this article) on important things for C-level and senior executives to know about non-compete covenants. This newsletter also has links, in items #3 and #4, to two other earlier published articles of mine. The first article published in CEOWORLD magazine, discusses benefits, but also potential risks, of Board of Director service by C-level and senior executives. The other article published in IVYEXEC offers tips, structures and strategies in negotiations over various types of executive bonus compensation. There is also a special offer as item #5. I hope some of these items might be of benefit… and my best wishes to all for the rest of August!
1. What Every C-Level Executive Should Know About Non-Competes
Are you a CEO or other senior executive being asked to sign a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement or an NDA in connection with a new position? My article offers tells you important things you should know while offering you insights and techniques to surmount the perils such agreements could pose to your career. Read the Article Here
2. Work with CEOs, C-Suite and Senior Executives, exclusively.
Robert Adelson is an attorney specialized in the representation of CEOs, C-level and senior executives. He no longer represents companies or employers. Learn about Robert Adelson’s work with CEOs, C-level and senior executives to advise on and improve job offers, employment contracts, stock, RSUs, options, bonuses and other executive compensation matters, plus advice and aid on issues of wrongful termination, severance, exit terms, retention, change of control, other executive issues and more … More Details Here
3. Executive Service on Corporate Boards of Directors
Are you a CEO or other senior executive who has been offered the opportunity to serve on corporate Boards of Directors in your own company and another company? My article published by CEOWORLD magazine in 2019 but still relevant today, advises on benefits, compensation, potential liabilities and needed protections to put in place for Board service. Read the Article Here
4. Structuring Bonuses for Maximum Benefit in Executive Compensation
Are you negotiating or “re-visiting” your executive compensation package in your job offer or employment contract? My article published in December 2024 by IVYEXEC career advancement website, suggests the right mix and tips on the structuring of signup, guaranteed and performance bonuses based on your performance and that of the company, plus key terms in bonus determination and payout.. Read the Article Here
5. 8/2025 Offer: Good until August 29th
This 3-plus-week value-packed offer, is as a way to get introduced to my law work: : an Executive Compensation Law Diagnostic — this offer is good through 8/29/25. More Details Here
It’s always a pleasure to get back in touch with you and other clients, friends, and colleagues. I hope the links and information provided will be useful to you and that there will be an opportunity for me to work with you on legal matters in the near future.
Let’s keep in touch!
Best regards,
Rob
Robert Adelson
Executive Employment Attorney
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Note on Adelson & Associates, LLC: * Robert A. Adelson is the Principal of Adelson & Associates, LLC. For fifteen (15) years, from October 2004 through December 2019, Robert Adelson practiced law and referred legal work to associates of his, trusted and experienced colleagues, as a partner of Engel & Schultz, LLP. In December 2019, the lead partners of the firm announced they would go into semi-retirement, go their separate ways, and the office lease would expire in January 2020. In response, Robert Adelson formed Adelson & Associates, LLC in December 2019 and commenced the new firm’s operations on January 1, 2020, with the new firm taking over, on that date and going forward, all current Robert Adelson clients, matters and operations, as well as all referral of legal work to associates of Robert Adelson. Since 1/1/2020, the firm’s offices have been and remain at 101 Federal Street, 19th Floor, across the street from the pre-2020 offices at One Federal Street, 21st Floor, in Boston’s Financial District.
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