Freeborn Secures Major Victory for Brown & Brown Insurance over Competitor’s Restrictive Covenants Violations

Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce that it has secured a major victory for its client Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), an independent insurance intermediary, against AssuredPartners Inc. (AP) over violations of the restrictive covenants of former Brown & Brown employees hired by AP. Freeborn partners Michael J. Kelly and Katheleen A. Ehrhart represented Brown & Brown in this case, along with Thomas Leek and Melissa Murphy the Daytona Beach law firm of Cobb Cole.

Michael J. Kelly, a Freeborn partner and counsel for Brown & Brown in this case, said, “This is a significant victory for Brown & Brown that cannot be overstated as recognition that Brown & Brown’s restrictive covenants are valid and enforceable. This ruling is extremely important to Brown & Brown’s business interests, and it also sends a clear message to the insurance industry that a company cannot simply ignore legitimate restrictive covenants and interfere with contractual relationships by poaching a competitor’s employees and business without severe legal and financial repercussions.”

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