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Salomon & Ludwin Sues Former Employees Despite Being a Protocol Move

Posted on July 15th, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Salomon & Ludwin Sues Former Employees Despite Being a Protocol Move

From the desk of Jim Eccleston at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï

According to ÍøÆØ³Ô¹ÏalthManagement, a team of advisors has left Salomon & Ludwin (S&L), a registered investment advisor, to establish their own RIA, Founders Grove ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ïalth Partners, with backing from Dynasty Financial Partners.

S&L filed a lawsuit against the four former employees and Founders Grove, alleging they misappropriated trade secrets to solicit clients and breached their employment agreements. S&L claims the team misused proprietary information and violated non-solicitation agreements.

According to the complaint, the team previously managed $750 million in assets at S&L and has chosen Charles Schwab for custody at Founders Grove. Founders Grove recently joined the Protocol for Broker Recruiting, which allows departing advisors to take certain client information and solicit clients, even if their previous agreements prohibited such actions; S&L is also a Protocol member. Protocol allows for the smooth transfer of certain customer information and permits the solicitation of clients by the departing advisors. However, the litigation occurring despite both firms being Protocol members suggests that there are complexities or disputes that the Protocol alone could not resolve.

As reported by ÍøÆØ³Ô¹ÏalthManagement, S&L alleges that the departing team breached their duty of loyalty and employment contracts, taking client information and soliciting clients. The lawsuit also accuses Thompson of deliberately delaying the development and updating of S&L’s training manuals and transition processes to hinder the firm's response to their departure and make it difficult to hire new staff.

This case underscores the legal complexities surrounding the transition of financial advisors notwithstanding the assumption that the move will be according to the Protocol for Broker Recruiting.

 

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï LLC represents investors and financial advisors nationwide in securities, employment, transition, regulatory, and disciplinary matters.

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