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Drafting & review · Fallback positions

Walk me through how you'd draft fallback positions for a non-compete clause when the other side says any geographic or time limit is a dealbreaker.

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When any limit is called a dealbreaker, I'd reframe the conversation around the interest being protected rather than the restraint, and build fallbacks that change kind, not just size.…

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Concepts behind this questionNegotiating clauses: fallback ladders and trade-offs
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