SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK: PART 5
PRESENT:
Hon. Eileen A. Rakower
UBS SECURITIES LLC, Index No. 09-108820
DECISION AND
: ORDER WITH
: TEMPORARY
: RESTRAINING
ORDER
Petitioner,
- against -
JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC.,
BENJAMIN D. LORELLO and SAGE KELLY,
Upon the accompanying Petition, the accompanying Affirmation of
Emergency of Peter L. Altieri, dated June 22, 2009, the attached Affidavit of Anthony
Brown, sworn to on June 21, 2009, the exhibits annexed thereto, the attached
Affidavit of Charles Buckley, sworn to on June 21, 2009, the attached Declaration of
Douglas McCutcheon, and the accompanying memorandum of law , and after oral
argument before the Court on June 23, 2009,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, sufficient cause having been alleged,
until further order of this Court or by a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”) Dispute Resolution panel pursuant to FINRA Rule 13804, the
Respondents are hereby temporarily enjoined and restrained as follows:With regard to Respondents Benjamin D. Lorello and Sage Kelly, directly or
indirectly:
(i) from commencing employment with Respondent, Jefferies & Company, Ine.
Orany of its parents and subsidiaries (“Jefferies”), other than having accepted an offer,
or providing any serv ices to, for or on behalf of Jefferies, at any time prior to the
expiration of the thirty (30) day notice period set forth in their respective employment
agreements with UBS;
(ii) from taking any action during their thirty (30) day notice period that is in
violation of the terms contained in the Lorello agreement, paragraphs 6 and 7 (ii), (iii)
and (iv) (relevant provisions attached hereto);
With regard to Respondent Jefferies, directly or indirectly:
(i) from encouraging, assisting or inducing any present or former UBS employee
to violate any continuing legal or contractual obligation such employee owes to UBS
for a period of 30 days from each employee’s respective notice of resignation.
(ii) fora period ending at the close of business on July 20, 2009, from employing
or soliciting for employment, directly or indirectly, any employee of UBS Securities
LLC or its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates (“UBS”) who is working in and/or
providing support to UBS" investment banking practice and who has not already
accepted employment with Jefferies; and
(iii) fora period ending at the close of business on July 20, 2009, from accepting or
soliciting business from, or doing business with, any entity for which Benjamin D.
Lorello, Sage Kelly and/or any of their subordinates at UBS provided investment
banking healthcare services on behalf of UBS for any healthcare engagement for
which Jefferies has not already been retained; which would result in displacing UBS,
it being understood that Jefferies can satisfy its obligation under this sub paragraph
by inquiring of such entity that retaining Jefferies will not displace or materially
reduce the role of UBS in the engagement,
ENTER:
IS.C.
HON. EILEEN A. RAKOWER6. Protection of Confidential Information
Mog aaree, that. in connection with your employment withthe Firm, you will acquie andlor be exposed to
{rade secrets and other confidential information related to the business and operations of UBS (defied
below) andlor its cients that are nt readily available tothe public (collectively, “Confidential information")
2nd that such Confidential Information is the property of UBS. Confidential Information shal include,
without imitation, information relating to intellectual property, financal information, personnel, proections,
strategic planning, cient information, any other work product or the business of the Fim, You further
acknowledge and agree that the Firm takes reasonable steps to
Confidential information. In this regard, you at
Firm, except as may be required by law,
You will give immediate written notice to the Firm of any disclosure of the Firm's Confidential Information
Fenuited by 2 court, government agency, or regulatory authority in order to allow the Firm the opportunty to
respond to such a request. Your obligations under this section, among others, will sunive the terametnn, of
your employment
7. Non-Salicitation
ou agree that during your employment, and i you voluntarily terminate your employment, fr a period
imenechately thereafter which, when added to the Notice Perio, shal be equal to ninety (90) days sou will
Dok. drecty or indirectly, for yourself or for any third party, of which you are or anticipate becoming on
employee, owner, partner, investor, member, agent, director, consultant, independent contiscio oo
otherwise associated in any way whatsoever
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