Document:

Employment Agreement by and between GlobalOptions Inc. and Halsey Fischer

 Exhibit 10.31 
 GLOBALOPTIONS CBR, INC. 
 EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT 
 This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), made this 12th day of August, 2005 is entered into by and between GlobalOptions CBR, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
with its principal place of business at 1625 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (the “Company”), and Halsey Fischer (the “Employee”). 
 The Company desires to employ the Employee, and the Employee desires to be employed by the Company. In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1 . Term of Employment. The
Company hereby agrees to employ the Employee, and the Employee hereby accepts employment with the Company, upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, for the period commencing on the date hereof (the “Commencement Date”) and ending upon
retirement or termination in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 (the “Employment Period”). 
 2. Capacity. The
Employee shall serve as President. The Employee shall be based at the Company’s office in Nashville Tennessee metropolitan area or at such other area as the Company shall reasonably deem necessary. The Employee hereby accepts such employment
and agrees to undertake the duties and responsibilities inherent in such position and such other duties and responsibilities as the Board of Directors shall from time to time reasonably assign to him. The Employee agrees to devote his entire
business time, attention and energies to the business and interests of the Company during the Employment Period, provided however, the Employee shall be free to engage in, outside the Company, all activities that is described in Exhibit A. The
Employee agrees to abide by the rules, regulations, instructions, personnel practices and policies of the Company and any changes therein which may be adopted from time to time by the Company. 
 3. Compensation and Benefits. 
 3.1
Effective on the date of employment, the Company shall pay the Employee, a base salary of $200,000, per annum (“Base Salary”). The Employee shall be eligible for a discretionary bonus up to $50,000.00 based upon approved goals, established
by the Compensation Committee formed by the Board of Directors. All bonuses are pro-rated from the date of employment to December 31. All bonuses set out in this Section shall be payable in accordance with Company policy, which is based upon
annual review, unless mutually agreed to by the Employee and Company. Increase in the Base Salary will be based on the Company’s performance as well as Employee’s contribution to that performance, and shall be determined the Compensation
Committee. 

 3.2 In addition to the bonus set forth in Section 3.1, above, the Employee shall be entitled to
participate in all bonus programs that the Company may establish for executives, and other benefit programs that the Company establishes and is entitled to vacation based on the company’s policy, but in no event less than four weeks per annum.
In addition to vacation, Employee shall be entitled to personal and/or sick leave based on company policies in effect. The Employee will be eligible to participate in the Company’s or Holding Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan. It is
the intentions of the Company to provide an option to purchase up to                      shares of common stock (to be equal to $750,000 of
value) of the Holding Company at the option price of $            . The employee shall be provided medical and dental insurance. 
 3.3 The Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable business and professional expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with his employment
within thirty (30) days of the Company’s receipt of appropriate documentation which conform to the requirements of the Company’s expense reimbursement procedures. 
 4. Employment Termination. The employment of the Employee by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of
the following: 
 4.1 At the election of the Company, for cause, immediately upon written notice by the Company to the Employee. For the
purposes of this Section 4.1, “cause” for termination shall be deemed to exist upon: (a) failure to perform the duties as the President or cure a material breach by the Employee of the terms of this Agreement within thirty
(30) days of receipt of written notice of such breach from the Company; (b) dishonesty relating to the Employee’s duties; (c) gross negligence or willful misconduct relating to the Employee’s duties; or (d) the
conviction of the Employee of, or the entry of a pleading of guilty or nolo contendere by the Employee to, any crime involving moral turpitude or any felony; 
 4.2 Upon the death or thirty (30) days after the disability of the Employee. As used in this Agreement, the term “disability” shall mean the inability of the Employee, due to a physical or mental
disability, for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days, regardless of whether consecutive, during any 360-day period to perform the services contemplated under this Agreement. A determination of disability shall be made by a physician
satisfactory to both the Employee and the Company, provided that if the Employee and the Company do not agree on a physician, the Employee and the Company shall each select a physician and these two together shall select a third physician, whose
determination as to disability shall be binding on all parties; 
 4.3 At the election of the Employee, after three years from the
Commencement Date, unless the Company exercises its right to extend the term for an additional two year period, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of termination; or 

 4.4 At the election of the Company, after three years from the Commencement Date, otherwise than for
cause, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice. 
 5. Effect of Termination. 
 5.1 Termination for Cause or at Election of Employee. In the event the Employee’s employment is terminated for cause pursuant to
Section 4.1, or at the election of the Employee pursuant to Section 4.3, the Company shall pay to the Employee the compensation and benefits otherwise payable to him under Section 3 through the last day of his actual employment by the
Company. 
 5.2 Termination for Death. If the Employee’s employment is terminated by death pursuant to Section 4.2, the
Company shall pay to the estate of the Employee the compensation, including bonuses, and which would otherwise be payable to the Employee up to the end of the second month following the month in which the termination of his employment because of
death occurs. 
 5.3 Termination for Disability. If the Employee’s employment is terminated at the election of the Company
pursuant to Section 4.2, the Company shall pay to the Employee, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices (i) the compensation, excluding bonuses, and which would otherwise be payable to the Employee up to the end of the
second month following the month in which the termination of his employment occurs, and (ii) all bonus payments that the Employee would have been entitled to receive during the Employment Period had the Employee’s employment not been
terminated. Any Disability Insurance shall be payable as the Employee instructed pursuant to such policy. 
 5.4 Termination by the
Company without Cause. If the Employee’s Employment is terminated at the election of the Company pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company shall pay to the Employee as severance pay, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices,
his then current Base Salary and medical and dental medical insurance, long term disability and term life insurance at the Company’s expense for a period of two (2) months from the date of Termination. Employee will not be required to
mitigate the amount of any payment provided in this Section 5.4 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will the amount of any payment provided for in this paragraph be reduced by any compensation Employee may earn as a result of his
subsequent employment by another employer. 
 5.5 Survival. The provisions of Sections 6 and 7 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement, provided the Company is not in breach of this agreement. 
 6. Non-Compete. 
 6.1 So long as the Company is not in material breach of this Agreement, during the Employment Period and the twelve (12) month period beginning on
the day of termination, the Employee will not directly or indirectly, privately or as an employee, individual 

 
proprietor, partner, stockholder, officer, employee, director, joint venturer, investor, lender, or in any other capacity whatsoever (other than as the
holder of not more than one percent (1%) of the total outstanding stock of a publicly held company): 
 (a) recruit, hire, solicit or
induce, or attempt to induce, or assist others in hiring, soliciting or inducing, any employee or employees of the Company or its affiliates to terminate their employment with, or otherwise cease their relationship with, the Company or its
affiliates; or 
 (b) solicit, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or to take away, the business or patronage of any of the clients,
customers or accounts, or prospective clients, customers or accounts, of the Company or its affiliates which were contacted, solicited or served by the Employee while employed by the Company. The terms “client” and “customer” as
used herein shall mean such firms or agencies to which the Company or any affiliate of the Company has provided services or sold products within twelve (12) months prior to the date of termination of the Employee’s employment. 

6.2 The parties agree that the relevant public policy aspects of covenants not to compete have been discussed, and that every effort has been made to
limit the restrictions placed upon the Employee to those that are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate interests. 
 6.3 If any restriction set forth in this Section 6 is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a
geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable. 
 6.4 The restrictions contained in this Section 6 are necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company and/or its affiliates and are considered by the Employee to be reasonable for such
purposes. The Employee agrees that any breach of this Section 6 will cause the Company and/or its affiliates substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be
available, the Company shall have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive relief. 
 7. Proprietary Information and
Developments. 
 7.1 Proprietary Information. 
 (a) Employee agrees never to reveal the business methods or business secrets (all inclusive) of the Company, its affiliates, or of its customers to anyone other than the Company and authorized customer personnel. Such
business methods and secrets shall include but are not limited to, computer programs, data systems, trade secrets, inventions, products, processes, methods, techniques, formulas, compositions, compounds, discoveries, projects, developments, plans,
research data, clinical data, financial data, pricing policies, personnel data, 

 
customer and supplier lists and all other Company, affiliate or customer business and technological information. Employee will not disclose any Proprietary
Information to others outside the Company or use the same for any unauthorized purposes without written approval by an officer of the Company, either during or after his employment, unless and until such Proprietary Information has become public
knowledge without fault by the Employee. 
 (b) Employee agrees that all files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, data, sketches,
drawings, laboratory notebooks, program listings, or other written, photographic, or other tangible material containing Proprietary Information, whether created by the Employee or others, which shall come into his custody or possession, shall be and
are the exclusive property of the Company to be used by the Employee only in the performance of his duties for the Company. 
 (c) Employee
agrees that his obligation not to disclose or use information, know-how and records of the types set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, also extends to such types of information, know-how, records and tangible property of affiliates of
the Company, customers of the Company or suppliers to the Company or other third parties who may have disclosed or entrusted the same to the Company or to the Employee in the course of the Company’s business. 
 7.2 Other Agreements. The Employee hereby represents that he is not bound by the terms of any agreement with any previous employer or other party
to refrain from using or disclosing any trade secret or confidential or proprietary information in the course of his employment with the Company or to refrain from competing, directly or indirectly, with the business of such previous employer or any
other party. Employee further represents that his performance of all the terms of this Agreement and as an employee of the Company does not and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information, knowledge or data acquired
by him in confidence or in trust prior to his employment with the Company. 
 8. Notices. All notices required or permitted under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon delivery personally, by facsimile or by overnight mail, or upon deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party
at the address shown above, or at such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 8. 
 9. Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter pronouns, and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall
include the plural, and vice versa. 
 10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. 
 11.
Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Employee. 

 12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed by the laws of the District of
Columbia. No claims may be brought concerning the validity or interpretation of this Agreement other than in the courts of the District of Columbia. 
 13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with which or into which the
Company may be merged or which may succeed to its assets or business, provided, however, that the obligations of the Employee are personal and shall not be assigned by him. 
 14. Arbitration. The parties agree that any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach
thereof, or arising out of or relating to the employment of the Employee, or the termination thereof, including any claims under federal, state, or local law, shall be resolved by arbitration in the District of Columbia in accordance with the
Employment Dispute Resolution rules of the American Arbitration Association. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall award the prevailing party all fees and costs incurred by prevailing party in connection with such arbitration. The parties
agree that any award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and binding, and that judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 
 15. Miscellaneous. 
 15.1 No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any one occasion shall be effective only in that instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right on any other occasion.

 15.2 The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope
or substance of any section of this Agreement. 
 15.3 In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or otherwise
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby. 
 15.4
Employee understands and agrees that the business ethics of the Company and personal standards and ethics of its employees, must at all times be above reproach, and the Employee agrees to conduct himself in a manner to reflect credit upon the
Company. Employee understands that employment with the Company is contingent upon satisfactory verification of all statements made by Employee in the employment application process and completion of a satisfactory background check. Employee
understands that any illegal use or possession of drugs or controlled substances could result in immediate termination of the employment relationship. Employee further understands and agrees that he shall not, while employed by the Company, engage
in any other employment or business venture without the written consent of the 

 
Company, except as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement. Employee agrees to inform and discuss with the Company any other employment or business
venture that may constitute a conflict of interest with the Company. 
 16. This Agreement shall not be considered valid unless signed by the
Employee and an official authorized by the Company to sign such Agreement. 
  

					
	 /s/ Halsey Fischer
	 		 	  

	Employee:	 		 	Date
			
	 /s/ Harvey W. Schiller
	 		 	  

	GlobalOptions CBR, Inc.	 		 	DateEmployment Agreement by and between GlobalOptions Group, Inc. and Thomas Ondeck

 Exhibit 10.32 
 GLOBALOPTIONS, INC. 
 EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT 
 This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), made this 24th day of January, 2002 is entered into by and between GlobalOptions, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, with its principal place of business at 1625 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (the “Company”), and Thomas Ondeck (the “Employee”). 
 The Company desires to employ the Employee, and the Employee desires to be employed by the Company. In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1 . Term of
Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Employee, and the Employee hereby accepts employment with the Company, upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, for the period commencing on the date hereof and ending upon
January 31st, 2007, unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof. The term shall automatically extend for an additional one year period on the first day of the final year of the term, or any extension thereof, as the case may
be, on the same terms and conditions as set forth herein, unless either the Company or the Employee gives written notice to the other within 60 days before the first day of the final year that the term shall not automatically be extended; provided,
however, that the Company and Employee may amend this Employment Agreement during such 60 day period to provide for such additional or modified terms and conditions as they shall mutually agree in writing. 
 2. Capacity. The Employee shall serve as President of the Company. The Employee shall be based at the Company’s office in the Washington,
D.C. metropolitan area or at such other area as the Company shall reasonably deem necessary. The Employee hereby accepts such employment and agrees to undertake the duties and responsibilities inherent in such position and such other duties and
responsibilities as the Board of Directors shall from time to time reasonably assign to him. The Employee agrees to devote his entire business time, attention and energies to the business and interests of the Company during the Employment Period.
The Employee agrees to abide by the rules, regulations, instructions, personnel practices and policies of the Company and any changes therein which may be adopted from time to time by the Company. 
 3. Compensation and Benefits. 
 3.1
Effective on the date of employment, the Company shall pay the Employee, a base salary of $250,000, per annum (“Base Salary”). The Employee shall be eligible for a bonus based upon mutually agreed to goals, established by the Compensation
Committee formed by the Board of Directors. All bonuses are pro-rated from the date of employment to December 31. All bonuses set out in this Section shall be payable in accordance with Company policy, 

 
which is based upon annual review, unless mutually agreed to by the Employee and Company. Increase in the Base Salary will be based on the Company’s
performance as well as Employee’s contribution to that performance, and shall be determined the Compensation Committee. 
 3.2 In
addition to the bonus set forth in Section 3.1, above, the Employee shall be entitled to participate in all bonus programs that the Company may establish for executives, and other benefit programs that the Company establishes Employee shall be
entitled to four weeks of annual paid vacation and two weeks of annual sick leave. If vacation or sick leave is not used in any given year, it shall not carryover to the next year, and Employee shall receive no compensation therefor. The Company
shall provide a Disability Plan, travel accident insurance, and shall procure and pay premiums on a Key Man Insurance policy on the life of the Employee in the face amount of at least $500,000 having the Employee or the Employee’s designee as
beneficiary. The Employee will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan. The employee shall be provided medical and dental insurance, and be reimbursed for an annual physical, by a physician of his choice.

 3.3 The Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable business and professional expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with
his employment within thirty (30) days of the Company’s receipt of appropriate documentation that conforms to the requirements of the Company’s expense reimbursement procedures. 
 4. Employment Termination. The employment of the Employee by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of
the following: 
 4.1 At the election of the Company, for cause, immediately upon written notice by the Company to the Employee. For the
purposes of this Section 4.1, “cause” for termination shall be deemed to exist upon: (a) failure to cure a material breach by the Employee of the terms of this Agreement within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice
of such breach from the Company; (b) illegal use of possession by Employee of drugs or controlled substances; (c) malfeasance, reckless conduct, gross negligence or willful misconduct relating to the Employee’s duties; or (d) the
commission by the Employee of, any crime involving moral turpitude, any felony, or any act of dishonesty or fraud against the Company; 
 4.2
Upon the death or thirty (30) days after the disability of the Employee. As used in this Agreement, the term “disability” shall mean the inability of the Employee, due to a physical or mental disability, for a period of one hundred
and eighty (180) days, regardless of whether consecutive, during any 360-day period to perform the services contemplated under this Agreement. A determination of disability shall be made by a physician satisfactory to both the Employee and the
Company, provided that if the Employee and the Company do not agree on a physician, the Employee and the Company shall each select a physician and these two together shall select a third physician, whose determination as to disability shall be
binding on all parties; 

 4.3 At the election of the Employee, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of
termination; or 
 4.4 At the election of the Company, otherwise than (i) for cause, or (ii) pursuant to delivery by the Company of
a notice not to renew this Agreement for any additional term pursuant to Section 1, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice. 
 5. Effect of Termination. 
 5.1 Termination for Cause or at Election of Employee. In the event
the Employee’s employment is terminated for cause pursuant to Section 4.1, or at the election of the Employee pursuant to Section 4.3, the Company shall pay to the Employee the compensation and benefits otherwise payable to him under
Section 3 through the last day of his actual employment by the Company. 
 5.2Termination for Death. If the Employee’s
employment is terminated by death pursuant to Section 4.2, the Company shall pay to the estate of the Employee the compensation, benefits and expense reimbursements that would otherwise be payable to the Employee up to and including the date of
the Employee’s death . The Key Man Policy proceeds shall be payable as the Employee instructed pursuant to such policy. 
 5.3Termination for
Disability. If the Employee’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4.2, the Company shall pay to the Employee, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices the compensation, benefits and expenses reimbursements that
would otherwise be payable to the Employee up to and includint the date of such termination. Any Disability Insurance shall be payable as the Employee instructed pursuant to such policy. 
 5.4 Termination by the Company without Cause. If the Employee’s Employment is terminated at the election of the Company pursuant to
Section 4.4, the Company shall pay to the Employee as severance pay, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices, his then current Base Salary and medical and dental medical insurance, long term disability and Key Man Policy at the
Company’s expense for a period equal to the shorter of (i) eighteen (18) months, or (ii) the remainder of the employment term under this Agreement. . Employee will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided in
this Section 5.4 by seeking other employment or otherwise. If the Employee is subsequently employed by another employer, the Employee shall continue to be entitled to the Base Salary payable to Employee pursuant to this Section 5.4 but
shall no longer be entitled to receive from the Company any other benefits provided for pursuant to this Section 5.4. 
 5.5
Survival. The provisions of Sections 6 and 7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, provided the Company is not in breach of this agreement. 

 6. Non-Compete. 
 6.1 So long as the Company is not in material breach of this Agreement, during the Employment Period and the twelve (12) month period beginning on the day of termination, the Employee will not directly or
indirectly, privately or as an employee, individual proprietor, partner, stockholder, officer, employee, director, joint venturer, investor, lender, or in any other capacity whatsoever (other than as the holder of not more than one percent
(1%) of the total outstanding stock of a publicly held company): 
 (a) recruit, hire, solicit or induce, or attempt to induce, or
assist others in hiring, soliciting or inducing, any employee or employees of the Company or its affiliates to terminate their employment with, or otherwise cease their relationship with, the Company or its affiliates; 
 (b)solicit, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or to take away, the business or patronage of any of the clients, customers or accounts, or
prospective clients, customers or accounts, of the Company or its affiliates which were contacted, solicited or served by the Employee while employed by the Company. The terms “client” and “customer” as used herein shall mean
such firms or agencies to which the Company or any affiliate of the Company has provided services or sold products within twelve (12) months prior to the date of termination of the Employee’s employment; or 
 (c) engage in the rendering of any of the services that are provided by the Company as of the time of the Employee’s termination or that are
contemplated by any business plan approved by the Board of Directors at the time of the Employee’s termination 
 6.2 The parties agree
that the relevant public policy aspects of covenants not to compete have been discussed, and that every effort has been made to limit the restrictions placed upon the Employee to those that are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s
legitimate interests. 
 6.3 If any restriction set forth in this Section 6 is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area
as to which it may be enforceable; provided, however, that if the period of time over which the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 apply is reduced, the period of time for which the Company is required to make severance payments pursuant
to Section 5.4 shall be similarly reduced. 
 6.4 The restrictions contained in this Section 6 are necessary for the protection of
the business and goodwill of the Company and/or its affiliates and are considered by the Employee to be reasonable for such purposes. The Employee agrees that any breach of this Section 6 will cause the Company and/or its affiliates substantial
and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, the Company shall have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive relief. 

 7. Proprietary Information and Developments. 
 7.1 Proprietary Information. 
 (a)
Employee agrees never to reveal the business methods or business secrets (all inclusive) of the Company, its affiliates, or of its customers to anyone other than the Company and authorized customer personnel. Such business methods and secrets shall
include but are not limited to, computer programs, data systems, trade secrets, inventions, products, processes, methods, techniques, formulas, compositions, compounds, discoveries, projects, developments, plans, research data, clinical data,
financial data, pricing policies, personnel data, customer and supplier lists and all other Company, affiliate or customer business and technological information. Employee will not disclose any Proprietary Information to others outside the Company
or use the same for any unauthorized purposes without written approval by an officer of the Company, either during or after his employment, unless and until such Proprietary Information has become public knowledge without fault by the Employee.

 (b) Employee agrees that all files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, data, sketches, drawings, laboratory notebooks, program
listings, or other written, photographic, or other tangible material containing Proprietary Information, whether created by the Employee or others, which shall come into his custody or possession, shall be and are the exclusive property of the
Company to be used by the Employee only in the performance of his duties for the Company. 
 (c) Employee agrees that his obligation not to
disclose or use information, know-how and records of the types set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, also extends to such types of information, know-how, records and tangible property of affiliates of the Company, customers of the
Company or suppliers to the Company or other third parties who may have disclosed or entrusted the same to the Company or to the Employee in the course of the Company’s business. 
 (d) Employee has read, understood and agreed to the Intellectual Property Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B relating the Company’s ownership
of Intellectual Property and proprietary information and the non-disclosure obligations of Employee. 
 7.2 Other Agreements. The
Employee hereby represents that he is not bound by the terms of any agreement with any previous employer or other party to refrain from using or disclosing any trade secret or confidential or proprietary information in the course of his employment
with the Company or to refrain from competing, directly or indirectly, with the business of such previous employer or any other party. Employee further represents that his performance of all the terms of this Agreement and as an employee of the
Company does not and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information, knowledge or data acquired by him in confidence or in trust prior to his employment with the Company. The 

 
Company and the Employee acknowledge that this Agreement shall replace the previous employment agreement entered into by GlobalOptions, LLC and the Employee,
and all terms and conditions of that agreement are null and void. 
 8. Notices. All notices required or permitted under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon delivery personally, by facsimile or by overnight mail, or upon deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party
at the address shown above, or at such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 8. 
 9. Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter pronouns, and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall
include the plural, and vice versa. 
 10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. 
 11.
Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Employee. 
 12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed by the laws of the District of Columbia. No claims may be brought concerning the validity or interpretation of this Agreement other than in the courts of the District
of Columbia. 
 13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their
respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with which or into which the Company may be merged or which may succeed to its assets or business, provided, however, that the obligations of the Employee are personal and shall not be
assigned by him. 
 14. Miscellaneous. 
 14.1 No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any one occasion shall be
effective only in that instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right on any other occasion. 
 14.2 The captions of the
sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement. 

 14.3 In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby. 
 14.4 Employee
understands and agrees that the business ethics of the Company and personal standards and ethics of its employees, must at all times be above reproach, and the Employee agrees to conduct himself in a manner to reflect credit upon the Company.
Employee understands that employment with the Company is contingent upon satisfactory verification of all statements made by Employee in the employment application process and completion of a satisfactory background check. Employee understands that
any illegal use or possession of drugs or controlled substances could result in immediate termination of the employment relationship. Employee further understands and agrees that he shall not, while employed by the Company, engage in any other
employment or business venture without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement. Employee agrees to inform and discuss with the Company any other employment or business venture that may constitute a
conflict of interest with the Company. 
 15. This Agreement shall not be considered valid unless signed by the Employee and an official
authorized by the Company to sign such Agreement. 
  

					
	 /s/ Thomas Ondeck
	 		 	  

	Employee:	 		 	Date
			
	 /s/ Harvey W. Schiller
	 		 	  

	GlobalOptions, Inc.	 		 	Date

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00127-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00127-of-00352.parquet"}]]