Richard Levenstein Quoted in AMA Article on Physician Noncompete Clauses
Nason Yeager shareholder Richard Levenstein was quoted in a recent American Medical Association article titled: “What employed physicians should know about noncompete clauses.”
Here is a portion of the article:
The first question to ask, said Florida-based lawyer Richard H. Levenstein, is: What are the restrictions
“Assuming there is a covenant, you would first look at those terms and see how that is going to impact you as a physician if that covenant is ever enforced,” Levenstein said in an interview. “Is your practice one you could move 25 miles out of town, or 10 miles, or whatever it is for a year or two? Are you a young physician where a covenant-not-to-compete would cause you to move to another location after you bought a house or you’ve had children who are in school? How disruptive is that going to be in your life?”
Physicians should become familiar with the state laws that govern their geographic area and the time periods that noncompete clauses can restrict, said Levenstein, a shareholder at the law firm of Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero P.A. in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and leader of the health care practice group at Nason Yeager.
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