Non-Solicitation Clause

A non-solicitation clause prevents one party from actively pursuing the other's employees, customers, or suppliers for a set time. Unlike a non-compete, it does not stop someone from working in the same industry, it just stops them from targeting the specific relationships the other side has built.

Non-solicitation clauses tend to hold up better than non-competes because they are narrower, but the details still matter: whether "solicitation" includes responding to someone who reaches out first, and how long the restriction runs. They often appear alongside confidentiality and non-compete terms in employment and vendor agreements.