Court Upholds Legal Firm’s Contract Amid Allegations of Employee Poaching and Proprietary Data Leak
DENVER — A Denver law firm successfully sued a former employee for breach of contract, highlighting the complexities of employment agreements within legal practices. These contracts often navigate the tricky balance between business interests and professional ethics, as illustrated in the recent legal tussle between Franklin D. Azar and Associates, PC, and attorney Ivy Ngo. Ngo, who led the firm’s class-actions department, planned to leave the firm and take her entire team with her to a new employer. She reached out to at least two other firms with her proposal while still employed at Azar, … Read more