Eight partners who quit Herbert Smith Freehills last year to launch White & Case’s new Australia practice will be unable to solicit clients or staff from their former firm until September, according to a decision handed down in the Australian courts earlier today.
New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Robert McDougall agreed with Herbert Smith that the eight former partners joining White & Case should be prohibited from poaching clients for a six-month restraint period, the Australian Financial Review reported Thursday.
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