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Drew Kofsky Quoted in Private Funds Management on Termination of Private Equity Employees

01.10.17
Labor Counsel Drew Kofsky was quoted in the December 2016/January 2017 issue of Private Funds Management on issues arising out of the termination of private equity employees. The article, “When it’s time to say goodbye,” discusses ways to limit the risk of lawsuits and media attention surrounding an employee’s termination. Drew emphasizes the importance of timing in regards to documenting and building a case of an employee’s poor performance, as well as the steps which an employer should take to ensure that the departing employee does not take confidential information.