Media Mentions
04/04/2025
Dawn Mertineit Discusses Unenforceable Non-Compete in Investment News
Investment News quoted Dawn Mertineit in its article, “Washington-based advisor scores another win in non-compete battle vs. Hightower,” on April 4. Mertineit discussed how a former Hightower financial advisor in Bellevue, Washington, won in an arbitration case, with a panel ruling that the firm's attempt to enforce a non-compete clause was “designed more to punish him than to advance Hightower’s legitimate business interests.”
“In addition to the win on the merits of our claim, the panel of arbitrators found that not only was the non-compete unenforceable, but that Hightower was attempting to punish Lars, which has cost him financially and has impacted his long-standing sterling reputation as a trusted financial advisor.”