LANGUAGE ACCESS NETWORK, INC. Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement August 1, 2007
August
1, 2007
This
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered
into as of the date set forth above by and between Language Access Network,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned individual who
has been a member of iBeam Solutions LLC, an Ohio limited liability company
(the
“Member”).
In
consideration of the Company and its subsidiary, iBeam Merger Sub LLC (the
“Merger Sub”), concurrently herewith entering into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with the above-mentioned iBeam Solutions LLC
(“iBS”) and its members (including the Member) for the acquisition of iBS
through a merger of the Merger Sub with and into iBS (the “Merger”) and
consummation of the Merger, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Member hereby agree as follows:
1. By
virtue
of the Member’s experience with iBS, the Member’s involvement with a Person
conducting or conducting on the Member’s own activities similar to those of the
Company would represent a substantial competitive harm to the Company and its
activities, and the use of the Member’s skills, knowledge and information about
the Company’s strategies, plans, services and other activities can and would
constitute a valuable competitive advantage over the Company. In view of the
foregoing, the Member agrees and covenants that, during the Restricted Period
(as hereinafter defined), the Member shall not directly or indirectly, whether
as an employee, agent, consultant, director, officer, investor, partner, member,
shareholder, proprietor, lender or otherwise, engage, or be associated in any
way with any entity which engages, anywhere in the Restricted Territory (as
hereinafter defined), in any business which is a Competitive Business (as
hereinafter defined), provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Member
from being a passive owner of not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding
stock of a corporation subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2. During
the Restricted Period, the Member shall not, without the consent of the Company
(by action of the Board), directly or indirectly, for the Member’s benefit or
the benefit of any other Person, (a) induce or attempt to induce any employee
or
consultant of the Company or any of its Affiliates to leave the employ of the
Company or such Affiliate, (b) solicit from any customer of the Company or
any
of its Affiliates, or any Person who was such a customer within the two (2)
year
period prior to the start of the Restricted Period, business of the same or
of a
similar nature to the business of the Company or such Affiliate with such
customer, (c) solicit from any potential customer of the Company or any of
its
Affiliates who is known to the Member business of the same or of a similar
nature to that which has been the subject of a written or oral bid, offer,
proposal or solicitation by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or of
substantial preparation with a view to making such a bid, proposal, offer or
solicitation, or (d) otherwise knowingly interfere with the relationship between
the Company or any of its Affiliates and any employee or consultant
thereof.
3. For
purposes of this Agreement: (a) “Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by such Person, or under direct
or indirect common control with such Person, or any other Person of which such
Person is a member, shareholder, general partner, trustee, director, manager,
officer or employee, (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company,
(c) “Competitive Business means any business that competes or that may
reasonably be construed to compete with the Company or any of its Affiliates,
including without limitation any business that itself or through an Affiliate
produces, markets, or sells products, renders services or engages in business
activities that are the same as, similar to or otherwise competitive with those
of or under development or research by the Company or any of its Affiliates,
(d)
“Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability company,
corporation (for profit or non-profit), trust, association or unincorporated
organization or governmental authority or other entity, (e) “Restricted Period”
means the five (5) year period commencing as of the date hereof and (f)
“Restricted Territory” means the United States of America.
4. The
Member acknowledges that any failure to carry out any obligation under this
Agreement, or a breach by the Member of any provision hereof, will cause
immediate and irreparable damage to the Company, which damage cannot be fully
and adequately compensated at law or through an action for money damages. In
the
event of any failure to comply with this Agreement, the Company shall be
entitled to recover damages, losses, costs and liabilities (including attorneys’
fees) resulting from the failure to comply and will also be entitled, without
the requirement of posting a bond or other security, to equitable relief,
including injunctive relief and specific performance. Such remedies will not
be
the exclusive remedies for any breach of this Agreement, but will be in addition
to all other remedies available at law or in equity to the Company.
5. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns,
and is binding upon the assigns, executors and administrators and other legal
representatives of the Member.
6. This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed for all purposes
by
the law of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws
principles. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed
as
if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein. If, moreover, any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to time,
duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed by
limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with
the then applicable law.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the
date first set forth above.
| Company: | Member: |
| LANGUAGE ACCESS NETWORK, INC. | |
| By: _______________ | _______________ |
| Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | Name: _______________ |
| Title: CEO |
