Arbitrators Rule Against Enforcing Hightower Non-Compete on Washington Advisor

Published on April 4, 2025

In their decision, arbitrators wrote that Hightower’s non-compete clause seemed “designed more to punish” former advisor Lars Knudsen, rather than protecting the firm’s “legitimate business interests.”

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