Common use of Permitted Reporting and Disclosure Clause in Contracts

Permitted Reporting and Disclosure. Notwithstanding any language in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement prohibits or impedes Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, otherwise communicating, cooperating, or filing a complaint with or making other disclosures or complaints to any such agency or entity that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation; provided, that, in each case such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law. Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Partnership to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive is not required to notify the Partnership that Executive has made such reports or disclosures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstance is Executive authorized to disclose any information covered by the Partnership’s attorney-client privilege or attorney work product or the Partnership’s trade secrets without prior written consent of the General Partner. An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any U.S. federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a U.S. federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Permitted Reporting and Disclosure. Notwithstanding any language in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement prohibits or impedes Executive Optionee from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, otherwise communicating, cooperating, or filing a complaint with or making other disclosures or complaints to any such agency or entity that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation; provided, that, in each case such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law. Executive Optionee does not need the prior authorization of the Partnership to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive Optionee is not required to notify the Partnership that Executive Optionee has made such reports or disclosures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstance is Executive Optionee authorized to disclose any information covered by the Partnership’s attorney-client privilege or attorney work product or the Partnership’s trade secrets without prior written consent of the General Partner. An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any U.S. federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a U.S. federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.