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Non-Compete & Non-Solicitation Disputes | Coral Gables & Sunny Isles Beach<\/p>

Non-Compete Disputes, Handled by Counsel Who Works With Business Owners<\/h1>

KEW Legal helps employers, business owners, and sellers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties review, enforce, and defend non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. Start with a free first consultation, confidential and with no obligation to continue.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 25, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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A non-compete agreement limits where a person can work, or what business they can start, after a relationship ends. A non-solicitation agreement limits recruiting employees or pulling customers away. In Florida, these agreements are governed mainly by Chapter 542 of the Florida Statutes. This guide explains how Florida courts look at them, what a dispute involves for employers, owners, and sellers, and how the process usually unfolds. That way you can understand your position before deciding on next steps.<\/p>\n

What Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements Are and Who They Affect<\/h2>\n

Under this section’s definition, a covered non-compete is a written agreement with a covered employee (salary above twice the county annual mean wage) that bars them, for up to 4 years within a defined area, from assuming a role with or for another business where they would provide services similar to those they provided during the 3 years before the noncompete period, or where they would likely use the employer’s confidential information or customer relationships (\u00a7 542.43<\/a>). A non-solicitation agreement bars them from recruiting co-workers or soliciting the company’s customers.<\/p>\n

Employees and executives sign these most often. Independent contractors sign them too. So do owners who sell a business. A buyer often asks the seller to stay out of the market for a period after closing.<\/p>\n

These agreements usually come up when something changes. A salesperson leaves and takes accounts with them. A manager recruits a whole team to a rival. A seller opens a similar shop months after the sale. In each case, one side wants enforcement and the other wants to limit it.<\/p>\n

This page is written for three groups. Employers and business owners who want to enforce a covenant. Former employees, contractors, and sellers who received a claim. Buyers and sellers who are negotiating a covenant as part of a deal.<\/p>\n\n

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If a letter about a former employee or a seller's covenant just arrived, you don't have to sort out the agreement alone, and our team can talk it through with you. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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What a Non-Compete or Non-Solicitation Dispute Covers<\/h2>\n

A covenant dispute involves enforcing an agreement or defending against one. KEW Legal handles work on both sides for business clients.<\/p>\n