Common use of Non-Solicitation of Clients and Prospective Clients Clause in Contracts

Non-Solicitation of Clients and Prospective Clients. During your employment with BearingPoint and for a period of 18 months after your termination or resignation, for whatever reason, you agree not to take any action to, or do anything reasonably intended to, solicit any Client or Prospective Client on your own behalf or on behalf of a Competitive Business (as specified in Exhibit E) or otherwise influence or attempt to influence any Client or Prospective Client to cease or refrain from doing business, or reduce the Client’s business, with BearingPoint. The term “solicit” includes any direct or indirect approach, verbal or written, to a Client or Prospective Client containing an offer, announcement, request, petition, solicitation or other entreaty that asks, urges, encourages, invites, moves or otherwise persuades a Client or Prospective Client to contact or respond to you or a Competitive Business for business purposes. You understand and agree that impermissible solicitation includes, but is not limited to, informing any Client or Prospective Client of your intent to form or join a Competitive Business or announcing to any Client or Prospective Client your departure from BearingPoint or your forming or joining a Competitive Business. You also agree not to make any public or private false, derogatory or disparaging comments about BearingPoint (or its employees) to any Clients or Prospective Clients or act in any manner that could reasonably be expected to result in damage to the goodwill or business reputation of BearingPoint.

Non-Solicitation of Clients and Prospective Clients. During your employment with BearingPoint and for a period of 18 24 months after your termination or resignation, for whatever reason, you agree not to take any action to, or do anything reasonably intended to, solicit any Client or Prospective Client on your own behalf or on behalf of a Competitive Business (as specified in Exhibit E) or otherwise influence or attempt to influence any Client or Prospective Client to cease or refrain from doing business, or reduce the Client’s business, with BearingPoint. The term “solicit” includes any direct or indirect approach, verbal or written, to a Client or Prospective Client containing an offer, announcement, request, petition, solicitation or other entreaty that asks, urges, encourages, invites, moves or otherwise persuades a Client or Prospective Client to contact or respond to you or a Competitive Business for business purposes. You understand and agree that impermissible solicitation includes, but is not limited to, informing any Client or Prospective Client of your intent to form or join a Competitive Business or announcing to any Client or Prospective Client your departure from BearingPoint or your forming or joining a Competitive Business. You also agree not to make any public or private false, derogatory or disparaging comments about BearingPoint (or its employees) to any Clients or Prospective Clients or act in any manner that could reasonably be expected to result in damage to the goodwill or business reputation of BearingPoint.

Non-Solicitation of Clients and Prospective Clients. During your employment with BearingPoint and for a period of 18 months the Restraint Period after your termination or resignation, for whatever reason, you agree not to take any action to, or do anything reasonably intended to, solicit any Client or Prospective Client on your own behalf or on behalf of a Competitive Business (as specified in Exhibit E) or otherwise influence or attempt to influence any Client or Prospective Client to cease or refrain from doing business, or reduce the Client’s business, with BearingPoint. The term “solicit” includes any direct or indirect approach, verbal or written, to a Client or Prospective Client containing an offer, announcement, request, petition, solicitation or other entreaty that asks, urges, encourages, invites, moves or otherwise persuades a Client or Prospective Client to contact or respond to you or a Competitive Business for business purposes. You understand and agree that impermissible solicitation includes, but is not limited to, informing any Client or Prospective Client of your intent to form or join a Competitive Business or announcing to any Client or Prospective Client your departure from BearingPoint or your forming or joining a Competitive Business. You also agree not to make any public or private false, derogatory or disparaging comments about BearingPoint (or its employees) to any Clients or Prospective Clients or act in any manner that could reasonably be expected to result in damage to the goodwill or business reputation of BearingPoint.