Document:

Exhibit 10.7

EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACT 

 

COMPANY:

 

WUHAN SHENGSHI LEJU
E-COMMERCE INFORMATION CO., LTD.

 

EMPLOYEE:

 

LI JIANBAO

 

FILE NO.

  

	Company:	 
	 	 
	Name of Employer:	
        WUHAN SHENGSHI LEJU E-COMMERCE INFORMATION
CO., LTD. 

	 	 
	Legal Representative:	Zheng Wei
	 	 
	Legal Address:	23F, BLDG 4, Fanhai International SOHO Town, Jianghan District, Wuhan, P.R.China
	 	 
	Telephone No.	027-83668638

  

	Employee:	 
	 	 
	Name of Employee:	Li Jianbao
	 	 
	ID Card No.	410621198005141513
	 	 
	Domicile:	23/F., Block 4, Oceanwide International SOHO Town, Jianghan District, Wuhan, P.R.China 43000

 

     

     

    

 

The
Company and the Employee enter into this Contract and establish employment relations on the basis of equal and voluntary agreement
and in accordance with the Labor Law of the People’s Republic of China ,the Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic
of China (hereinafter “China” or the “PRC”) and the provisions of other relevant laws and
regulations.

 

		1.	TERM OF CONTRACT

 

1.1.      Fixed terms: from _Nov.
3, 2014___ (M/D/Y) to __Nov. 4, 2016___ (M/D/Y). The probationary period is __one_____month.

 

1.2.      Open terms: effective on
_______________ (M/D/Y)

 

1.3.      Contract period depending
upon the completion of agreed assignment. The assignment is _________.

 

1.4.      The employment is conditional
upon the truthful representation of the Employee’s background, education, qualifications, employment, and experiences. In
the event that the Employee, in order to be employed by the Employer, has made any material misrepresentation, used falsified documents,
or failed to provide relevant proof and certificates required under the hiring procedures or failed to disclose any material information
of the Employee including without limitation such Employee's medical history of serious illness, and the Company may deem such
act as fraud under relevant laws and regulations and/or that the hiring requirements have not been met and in such event, the Company
may terminate this Contract.

 

		2.	JOB DESCRIPTION

 

2.1.      The
Company agrees to employ the Employee in the position of COO .

 

2.2.      The
Company reserves the rights to make reasonable adjustment(s) or change(s) to the position of the Employee based on the actual needs
of the Company and the Employee’s performance. The Employee should not reject the adjustment(s) or change(s) without any
justified reason.

 

2.3.      The
Employee should complete the work assigned by the Company on time and be evaluated accordingly.

 

		3.	BENEFITS AND VACATION

 

3.1.      The
Employee is to work under the standard working hours system, which requires to work for no more than 8 hours
every day and 40 hours every month.

 

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3.2.      The
Company reserves the rights to make reasonable adjustment(s) or change(s) to the working time of the Employee based on the actual
needs of the Company and the Employee should be subject to the arrangement.

 

3.3.      The
Employee is entitled to public holidays and paid annual leave pursuant to the Employee Manual adopted by Company which shall be
in line with the relevant laws and regulations.

 

		4.	REMUNERATION

 

4.1.      The
amount of labour remuneration shall be determined with respect to the employee’s position, skills, performance and other
factors. Over the course of contract, the labour remuneration includes base salary, post salary, performance salary and other allowances.
The Company reserves the rights to make reasonable adjustment(s) or change(s) to the salary structure based on the state of operation
, the general level of salary in the industry, the performance performance and other factors. The Employee should be subject to
the arrangement.

 

4.2.      The salary is payable on 15th. every month. The Employee shall pay individual income tax as required by law.
The Company shall, according to law, withhold the individual income tax from the Employee’s monthly salary to pay to relevant
tax authority on behalf of the Employee.

 

4.3.      The Company shall pay the employee premium pay pursuant to the relevant provisions of the State if the Company requires
the employee to work overtime or work on weekends or on holidays. However, the Company shall not pay the employee overtime pay
or allow compensatory leave for overtime work which is not assigned or permitted by the Company.

 

4.4.      The Company shall give
a termination letter to terminate this Contract and the Employee shall hand the job over within proper time. The Company reserves
the rights not to pay the salary for the last month or the compensation entitled according to the relevant laws and regulations
until the job handover is completed.

 

		5.	SOCIAL INSURANCE

 

5.1.      The Company shall contribute social security premiums for the Employee pursuant to the law. The portion to be contributed
by the Employee will be withheld by the Company from Employee’s monthly salary and deposited in the relevant social insurance
funds and the housing fund.

 

5.2.      The Company shall fulfill
the formalities of transferring files and social insurance upon the rescission or termination of the labour contract.

 

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		6.	EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION AND CONDITION

 

6.1.      The Company shall provide
safe and clean working environment in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. If there is any danger or special risks in
relation to the working environment of the Employee, the Company shall take specific protective measures, and provide specific
training to the Employee.

 

6.2.      The Company shall provide
training on workplace safety, rules and regulations, operation guidelines and professional techniques. The employee shall participate
in the training and must strictly comply with company policy, rules and guidelines.

 

6.3.      The Company shall inform
the employee of all the occupational hazards involved in the work and require the employee to undergo pre- and post-employment
physical examinations. Over the course of the contract, the Company shall provide physical examinations on a regular basis.

 

		7.	COMMERCIAL
SECRETS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND NON-COMPETITION

 

7.1.     The Employee acknowledges that all Inventions created by him/her (solely or jointly with others), to the extent permitted
by applicable law, are “works made for hire” or “inventions made for hire,” as those terms may be defined
in the PRC Copyright Law, the PRC Patent Law and the Regulations on Computer Software Protection, respectively, and all titles,
rights and interests in or to such Inventions are or shall be vested in the Company.

 

7.2.      During the term of employment and after termination, the employee shall hold in the strictest confidence, and not to use,
except for the benefit of the Company, or to disclose to any person, corporation or other entity without written consent of the
Company, any Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means any proprietary or confidential information
of the Company , its affiliates, their clients, customers or their partners, and the Company’s licensors, including, without
limitation, technical data, trade secrets, research and development information, product plans, services, customer lists and customers
, supplier lists and suppliers, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering,
hardware configuration information, personnel information, marketing, finances or other business information. Where the employee
violates the provisions and causes the Company to suffer damages, the employee shall pay a compensation ten times the losses .

 

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		8.	MODIFICATION, TERMINATION AND EXPIRATION OF THE LABOR CONTRACT

 

8.1.      The Company maintains the
right to terminate this Contract and dismiss the Employee without prior notice under any of the following circumstances:

 

		(a)	when the Employee does not meet the conditions for employment
during the probationary period;

 

		(b)	the Employee is held criminally or administratively liable
in accordance with the relevant laws or administrative regulations;

 

		(c)	when the Employee commits a serious breach of labor discipline
or of the rules or policies or ethical code of the Company (“Company Rules”); such Company Rules will be signed
by the Employee for acknowledgement within one month after signing this Contract and updated by the Company in a form of public
notice from time to time);

 

		(d)	when the Employee is negligent or is involved in improper
financial dealings, thus causing serious harm to the interests of the Company;

 

		(e)	when the Employee is concurrently involved in any employment
relationship with any other employer, which causes severe effect on the performance of his/her own duties to the Company, or refuses
to make correction in a fixed term as required by the Employer; or

 

		(f)	when this Contract is deemed invalid due to circumstances
under Article 1.4 and Article 8 of this Contract, or because this Contract was entered into with fraud of the part of Employee.

 

8.2.The Company maintains the
right to terminate this Contract in accordance with relevant PRC laws and regulations prior to the expiration date of this Contract
by giving to the Employee a thirty (30) day written notice or compensation of one (1) month in lieu of such notice under any of
the following circumstances:

 

		(a)	when, due to illness or non-work-related injuries, the
Employee is unable to perform his or her original duties or is unable to perform appropriate alternative duties when a statutory
medical treatment period has ended;

 

		(b)	when the Employee is incompetent in performing his or her
duties, provided that training has been provided to the Employee or adjustments have been made to the Employee’s position;

 

		(c)	when there are changes in the circumstances which were
relied upon by the Parties at the time of signing, causing this Contract impossible to perform, and the two Parties are unable
to negotiate and agree upon any amendments to this Contract;

 

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		(d)	when the Company encounters serious operational difficulties
and lay off employees in accordance with law.

 

8.3.      The Employee may terminate
this Contract after giving a thirty (30)-day prior written notice to the Company.

 

		9.	LABOR DISPUTES

 

Labor disputes under this Contract
shall be resolved as follows:

 

		(a)	consultation between the Employee and the Company;

 

		(b)	if no resolution is made through consultation within thirty
(30) days, the dispute shall be settled with the competent Employment Dispute Arbitration Commission in Wuhan;

 

		(c)	In case either party is not satisfied with the arbitral
award, it may file a law suit with the competent People’s Court within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the arbitral award.

 

		10.	GOVERNING LAW

 

This Contract and the rights and
duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the PRC laws, without regard
to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

		11.	MISCELLANEOUS

 

		1.1	The Employee represents that, prior to signing this Contract,
the Employee has read, fully understands and voluntarily agrees to the terms and conditions as stated above, that the Employee
was not coerced to sign this Contract, the Employee was not under duress at the time the Employee signed this Contract, that,
by signing this Contract, the Employee will not violate the terms of any other agreement previously entered by the Employee and
that, prior to signing this Contract, the Employee had adequate time to consider entering into this Contract, including, without
limitation, the opportunity to discuss the terms and conditions of this Contract, as well as its legal consequences, with an attorney
of the Employee's choice.

 

		1.2	This Contract constitutes the entire understanding and
agreement between the Parties hereto with regard to the matters herein, and supersedes all prior communications, negotiations,
and agreements relating thereto. No modification or amendment of this Contract will be effective unless made in writing and signed
by both Parties.

 

		1.3	This Contract shall be made in two originals; each Party
shall hold one original copy.

 

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Execution Page

 

The Parties are signing this Employment Contract
on the date stated in the introductory clause.

 

	EMPLOYER	
	 	 
		
	Authorized Representative:	
	ZHENG WEI	
	 	 
		
	Executed with the Corporate Seal	

 

	EMPLOYEE	
		

 

	Agreed by: 	LI Jianbao

 

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CONTRACT RENEWAL 

(SHORT FORM)

 

		1.	This Employment Contract renewal is entered into by and
between these parties:

 

 

	EMPLOYER NAME:	Wuhan Shengshi Leju e-Commerce Information Co., Ltd
		
	OFFICE ADDRESS	____________________________________________________________
		
	OFFICE PHONE	_______________________  
	 	 
		
		
	EMPLOYEE NAME:	LI Jianbao
		
	HOME ADDRESS	_____________________________________________________________
		
	CELL PHONE	_______________________  

 

		2.	The Employment Contract between the parties is:

 

		þ	Renewed
on exactly the same terms

 

		 ̈	Renewed
on the same terms except for the following amendments:

  

		 	_______________________________________________________________________________

 

			__________________________

 

If the wage rate stated in the Employment
Contract is less than any increase in the applicable minimum wage that is implemented during the term of this contract, the new
minimum wage shall apply to work performed under this contract on and after the effective date of the increase.

 

		4.	The term of this contract renewal is a period of ___________________.

 

		

 

	EMPLOYER	 	EMPLOYEE
			
	 	 	 
	Authorized Representative:	 	Agreed by:
	ZHENG Wei	 	LI Jianbao

Executed with the Corporate Seal

 

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CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

Party A (Employer):           Wuhan
Shengshi Leju e-Commerce Information Co., Ltd.

 

Party B (Employee):           LI
Jianbao

 

Whereas Party B obtains trade secret of Party
A, know-how, experience and techniques during the employment, this agreement is entered into by and between Party A and Party B
in compliance with equality, voluntariness, consensus, under the principle of good faith.

 

Article 1. Content and scope of confidentiality

 

It reaches mutual agreement by Party A and
Party B that trade secret of Party A includes but not limited to the information listed below:

 

		1.	Technical information: technical information includes but
not limited to technical proposal, engineering design, process flow, technical index, manuals and correspondence that includes
trade secret.

 

		2.	Operational data: Operational data includes but not limited
to client list, marketing plan, procurement data, pricing plan, undisclosed financial data, supplier list and production strategy.

 

		3.	Salary data: Party B shall not disclose personal salary
and benefit received.

 

		4.	Information that Party A is obliged not to disclose to
the public in accordance with law, regulation and other agreements.

 

		5.	Confidential information that Party B obtained during work,
exchange with other parties or any related data of Party A.

 

		6.	Any other information Party A identified as confidential.

 

Article 2. Confidential obligation

Party B has the following obligation regarding
trade secret of Party A

 

		1.	Party B shall not require trade secret that not related
to Party B’s work scope.

 

		2.	Party B shall not disclose trade secret to any third party.

 

		3.	Party B shall not help any third party (including other
employment of Party A) to acquire, use or plan to use trade secret of Party A, i.e. Party B shall not disclose confidential content
or trade secret to internal colleagues or external parties unless there is a clear instruction by Party A to share such information
to an extent according to the business needs.

 

		4.	Party B shall not organize or participate in any enterprise
or event that compete with Party A during the period of employment. After the termination of Party B’s employment, Party
B shall not directly or indirectly persuade employees with the access to trade secret to leave Party A.

 

		5.	Party B shall not allow (Lending, bestowal, leasing or
transfer) or assist any third party to use the trade secret of Party A.

 

		6.	Party B shall not use or plan to use for own interest.

 

		7.	Party B shall not duplicate or publish files, correspondence,
originals, copies, disks or other medium contain trade secret of Party A.

 

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		8.	Party B shall handle work files with due care and not to
use them outside work environment.

 

		9.	Party B shall file and report the ideas, inventions and
related technologies during the employment to Party A and agree with the ownership and rights belonged to Party A.

 

		10.	Party B shall not use trade secret or confidential information
of Party A through ways it prohibits.

 

Article 3. Confidentiality period

 

Party A and Party B shall confirm that the
confidentiality obligation of Party B shall be from the date of signature of Party A and the date of signature of Party B until
the above-mentioned trade secret is made public or known to the public. Party B's obligation of confidentiality is not exempt from
the termination or end of the labor contract.

 

Article 4. Breach of responsibility

 

Party A and Party B agrees to follow the standards
outlined below if Party B violates obligations and cause loss to Party A.

 

		1.	If Party B violates the obligations regarding to confidentiality,
Party B shall compensate Party A 10,000 RMB in a lump sum.

 

		2.	If Party B’s wrong-doing cause the loss of Party
A, Party B are liable to payback the loss according to the following standards:

 

		a)	The compensation should be the actual loss caused by Party
B, including the cost of development of trade secret, decrease in sales caused by Party B and decrease in profit relies on that
trade secret.

 

		b)	If the loss is hard to calculate according to a), it could
be calculated equal to the profit of Party B because of the violation of the obligations.

 

		c)	Party B shall bear the reasonable cost that Party A paid
for the investigation into Party B’s violation.

 

		d)	The violation of trade secret of Party A can be compensated
according to this agreement or relative laws and regulations.

 

		3.	If the violation of the Party A’s trade secret leads
to material loss, Party A could pass on the case to the law enforcement agencies according to the laws of P.R.C.

 

		4.	If Party B violates the confidentiality, Party A could
claim compensation from Party B to the extent of the termination of labor contract. Under this circumstance, Party B has no rights
to claim any economic reimbursement or compensation, and should bear the responsibility of payback any loss of Party A.

 

		5.	The salary and welfare that Party A pays to Party B includes
the part for duty of confidentiality, therefore Party A bears no other fees or compensation during the period of labor contract
and after its termination regarding to the duty of confidentiality.

 

Article 5. Resolution of disagreements

 

If there are any disagreement regarding to
this agreement, Party A and Party B could settle themselves or reach conciliation through third party. If any of the parties does
not communicate, conciliate or reach resolution, any party could take legal action to the court at Party A’s registration
area.

 

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Article 6. Any changes to this agreement should
be based on the written agreement of both parties. The change or nullity of this agreement does not affect other parts of this
agreement.

 

Article 7. This agreement contains two original
copies and belong to Party A and Party B respectively. This agreement takes effect on the date undersigned.

 

Article 8. The location of this signed contract:
 

 

Article 9. Both Party A and Party B confirm
that the thorough reading and understanding of the Confidentiality Agreement. Both parties have no doubts to the items listed above
and undersign.

 

	Party A		Party B
	(Stamp)		(Stamp)
	 	 	 
			
	Date:		Date:

 

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Exhibit 10.1
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT for independent contractor consulting services (“Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of June 15, 2017, by and between DaVita Inc. (the “Company”) and Roger J. Valine (“Contractor”), an individual.
IT IS HEREBY AGREED:
1.Independent Contractor Relationship. In accordance with the mutual intentions of the Company and Contractor, this Agreement establishes between them an independent contractor relationship, and all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in light of that relationship. There is no intention to create by this Agreement an employer-employee relationship. If a court of law were ever to determine that Contractor is an employee of the Company, Contractor hereby waives any and all rights he may have to participate in the Company’s health and welfare benefit programs, including, but not limited to, its health insurance and retirement savings plan.
2.    Term. Contractor shall commence providing services on June 15, 2017, and shall continue to provide services for a period of twelve (12) months, provided, however, that Contractor shall not be obligated to perform should Contractor become physically or mentally disabled from doing so. This Agreement will automatically renew at the end of each term for a further term of twelve (12) months unless either party gives the other written notice of termination at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the relevant term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agreement, and any subsequent renewals, will terminate automatically pursuant to Section 13 (Termination by Death) and may be terminated at any time by the Company after June 15, 2018 pursuant to Section 14 (Termination for Convenience by Written Notice) and at any time pursuant to Section 15 (Termination for Cause by Written Notice) of this Agreement, and by Contractor after June 15, 2018 pursuant to Section 14 (Termination for Convenience by Written Notice) of this Agreement. 
3.    Personal Services. The parties recognize that this is a personal services agreement for the services that Contractor will provide for the Company. 
4.    Conflict of Interest Prohibited. During the term of this Agreement, Contractor may not consult, work, or serve in any capacity for (a) another person or entity that intends to operate or does operate in any business in competition with the Company or (b) any past, current or future customer or payor of the Company. 
5.    Type of Service. Contractor shall provide executive coaching and/or mentoring to such management employees of the Company as directed and approved by, and under the direction of, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Contractor will work diligently and use his best time and efforts in the discharge of his responsibilities. Contractor will faithfully and industriously and to the best 

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of his ability, experience, and talents perform all of the responsibilities that may be required to achieve the results desired by Company. 
6.    Compensation and Reimbursement. 
(a)    Payment for Services. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Contractor an hourly fee of $500 per hour for his services. Contractor shall submit a monthly invoice, setting forth the work performed, to Arturo Sida for payment processing, or as otherwise directed. Contractor shall also submit a completed IRS Form W-9 with his first invoice. 
(b)    Travel. If the Company requires Contractor to travel in connection with his services, the Company shall pay to Contractor an hourly fee of $100 per hour for up to a maximum of ten (10) hours per month, and the Company will reimburse or cover certain travel related costs and expenses reasonably incurred (including business class flights), provided that all such travel is booked through the Company’s travel department. 
(c)    The payments described in this Section 6 (Compensation and Reimbursement) shall constitute full payment for Contractor’s services to the Company during the term of this Agreement, and Contractor shall not receive any additional benefits or compensation for his services, except that the Company will reimburse Contractor for his reasonable expenses incurred in performing such consulting services. All such costs and expenses shall be itemized by statement and each statement shall be accompanied by substantiating bills or receipts as reasonably requested by the Company. Contractor must obtain prior authorization for any single expenditure or set of related expenditures that Contractor reasonably expects to exceed $2,500. Contractor shall arrange all business travel through the Company’s travel department. 
7.    Continuation of Service. Because Contractor was a non-employee member of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Director”) as of the date he entered into this Agreement, Section 2.53(b) of the Company’s 2011 Incentive Award Plan, as amended on June 17, 2014 (the “Plan”), provides that if a Director ceases to be a Director but simultaneously commences or remains in service to the Company, such Director will not be deemed to have had a Termination of Service as defined in the Plan. Accordingly, the provision in any of Contractor’s Stock Appreciation Rights Agreements that provide that the underlying awards pursuant to such agreements expire and cease to be exercisable as of the date which is three (3) months after the date on which the Directors membership on the Board of Directors of the Company terminates, is not applicable so long as this Agreement’s term continues. 
8.    Contractor Responsible for Taxes and Indemnification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, Contractor agrees to accept exclusive liability for the payment of taxes or contributions for unemployment insurance or old age pensions or annuities or social security payments which are measured by the wages, salaries or other remuneration paid to Contractor or the employees of Contractor, if any, and to reimburse the Company for such taxes, contributions, interest thereon, or penalties that the Company may be compelled to pay as a result of any failure by Contractor to pay amounts owed by Contractor. Contractor also agrees to comply with all administrative regulations respecting the assumption of liability 

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for such taxes and contributions. The Company will report payments under this Agreement to the Internal Revenue Service on a Form 1099.
9.    Assignment of Work Product. 
(a) Contractor hereby assigns to the Company the entire right, title and interest for the entire world in and to all work performed, writing(s), formula(s), design(s), model(s), drawing(s), photograph(s), design invention(s) and other invention(s) made, conceived or reduced to practice or authorized by Contractor, either solely or jointly with others, during the performance of this Agreement or with use of information, materials or facilities of the Company received or used by Contractor during the period in which Contractor is retained by the Company or its successor in business, under this Agreement. Contractor shall promptly disclose to the Company all work(s), writing(s), formula(s), design(s), other invention(s) made, conceived, or reduced to practice or authored by Contractor in the course of the performance of this Agreement.
(b) Contractor shall sign, execute and acknowledge or cause to be signed, executed and acknowledged without cost, but at the expense of the Company, any and all documents and to perform such acts as may be necessary, useful or convenient for the purpose of securing to the Company or its nominees, patent, trademark, or copyright protection throughout the world upon all such writing(s), formula(s), design(s), model(s), drawing(s), photograph(s), design invention(s) and other invention(s), title to which the Company may acquire in accordance with the provisions of this clause.
10.    Contractor Work Product Owned by Company. All information developed or produced under this Agreement, of whatever type relating to the work performed under this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Upon termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall maintain and/or dispose of such items as directed by the Company.
11.    Confidentiality. Contractor agrees that all data and information about the Company’s business, legal affairs, plans, finances, plants, equipment, processes and methods of operation disclosed to, acquired by or developed by Contractor during performance of the work hereunder is and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Except for such information and data as can be proven by Contractor to be in or to have entered the public domain through no fault of Contractor or to have been in Contractor’s possession prior to disclosure to Contractor by the Company and/or the performance of Contractor’s services hereunder, Contractor shall during the term of the Agreement and thereafter in perpetuity maintain as confidential and not disclose to third parties or otherwise use, and will enjoin Contractor’s employees, agents or subcontractors (as applicable) from using, such information except as duly authorized in the conduct of the Company’s business or as otherwise authorized in advance in writing signed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (or his successor). Contractor agrees that such data and information shall be used by Contractor solely for the purpose of performing services for the Company and not for the benefit of any other person or entity whatsoever.

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12.    No Assignments by Contractor. Contractor shall not assign or transfer any rights under this Agreement without the Company’s prior written consent, and any attempt of assignment or transfer without such consent shall be void. The Company may, however, assign the Agreement to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company.
13.    Termination by Death. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon Contractor’s death. In such event, the Company shall be obligated to pay Contractor’s estate or beneficiaries only the accrued but unpaid fees and expenses due as of the date of death.
14.    Termination for Convenience by Written Notice. This Agreement is terminable for convenience by the Company or by Contractor on 30 days’ written notice to the other party. The Company shall only be obligated to pay fees due to Contractor until the date of termination. Contractor’s obligations pursuant to Section 8 (Contractor Responsible for Taxes and Indemnification), Section 9 (Assignment of Work Product), Section 10 (Contractor Work Product Owned by Company), and Section 11 (Confidentiality) of this Agreement shall continue in perpetuity.
15.    Termination for Cause by Written Notice. This Agreement is terminable by the Company upon 10 days’ written notice if the Company possesses a good faith, reasonable belief (whether or not ultimately correct) that Contractor: (a) has violated any material provision of this Agreement; (b) has been convicted of a felony; (c) has committed any act of fraud or dishonesty resulting or intended to result directly or indirectly in personal enrichment at the expense of the Company; (d) has repeatedly failed or refused to follow policies or directives reasonably established by the Chief Executive Officer of Company or his designee that goes uncorrected for a period of 30 consecutive days after written notice has been provided to Contractor; (e) has committed any act of unlawful discrimination, including sexual harassment; (f) has violated the duty of loyalty, any fiduciary duty, or any rule of legal ethics; or (g) has been excluded from participating in any federal health care program. If the Company exercises its right to terminate the Agreement pursuant to this Section 15 (Termination for Cause by Written Notice), the obligations the parties may otherwise have under this Agreement shall cease immediately, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. The Company shall only be obligated to pay those fees already paid to Contractor at the time of termination. Contractor’s obligations pursuant to Section 8 (Contractor Responsible for Taxes and Indemnification), Section 9 (Assignment of Work Product), Section 10 (Contractor Work Product Owned by Company), and Section 11 (Confidentiality) of this Agreement shall continue in perpetuity.
16.    Covenant Not to Compete. Contractor recognizes and agrees that his covenant not to compete is necessary to insure continuation of the business and reputation of the Company and that irreparable harm and damage will be done to the Company if Contractor competes with the Company in certain specified areas. Contractor acknowledges that he will be privy to confidential information to which Contractor might not otherwise be exposed. 
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consultant, or in any other form, provide any of the same or similar services that Contractor performed under this Agreement for any other individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, independent practice association, management services organization, or any other entity (collectively, “Person”) that competes in anyway with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates anywhere within the United States. Contractor further agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for the one-year period following the termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall not conduct or accept business with any of the Company’s suppliers, vendors or customers who had been suppliers, vendors or customers within the twelve months preceding the date of the termination of this Agreement. 
Contractor understands and acknowledges that provisions of this Agreement, including this section, are designed to preserve the business and goodwill of the Company. Accordingly, if Contractor breaches any such obligation, in addition to any other remedies available under this Agreement, at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to enforce this Agreement by injunctive relief and by specific performance of this Agreement, such relief to be without the necessity of posting a bond, cash or otherwise. Additionally, nothing in this Section 16 (Covenant Not to Compete) shall limit the Company’s right to recover any other damages to which it is entitled as a result of Contractor’s breach. If any provision of the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable due to the scope of the time period, geographic area, or restricted activity being deemed excessive, the restrictive covenant shall be reformed to comply with the time period, geographic area, or restricted activity that would be held enforceable.
17.    Covenant Not to Solicit. Contractor agrees that during the term of this Agreement, and for a period of one (1) year after the termination of this Agreement, Contractor will not contact, communicate with, or correspond with any director, officer, employee, representative, agent or independent contractor of the Company, in any manner that will interfere with or attempt to disrupt the relationship between the Company and any such director, officer, employee, representative, agent or independent contractor, including but not limited to the solicitation or encouragement of any employee to leave the employ of the Company for any reason, or employ any such person in any manner whatsoever, without the prior written consent of the Company. 
18.    Arbitration. Any disagreement, dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement which cannot be settled by the parties hereto shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the following provisions: (a) the forum for arbitration shall be Denver, Colorado, (b) governing law shall be the laws of the State of Colorado, (c) the number of arbitrators shall be one (1), who shall be a retired judge; (d) arbitration shall be administered by JAMS; (e) the rules of arbitration shall be as determined by JAMS, as modified by any other instructions that the parties hereto may agree upon at the time; (f) the award rendered by arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States; (g) Company and Contractor shall each pay fifty percent (50%) of the fees and costs charged by the arbitrator and/or JAMS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company shall be entitled to seek equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction for any alleged violations of Section 16 (Covenant Not to Compete) and/or Section 17 (Covenant Not to Solicit). 

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19.    Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any right he or it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any action directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto hereby (a) certifies that no representative of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of any such action, seek to enforce the foregoing wavier; and (b) acknowledges that he/it has been induced to enter into this Agreement and the transactions, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 19 (Waiver of Jury Trial). 
20.    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable. 
21.    Waiver of Breach. No waiver of any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be construed to be, or shall be, a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement. No waiver shall be binding unless in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach.
22.    Notice. Any notice required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given when delivered by (i) personal delivery, (ii) a nationally-recognized, next-day courier service, or (iii) first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid addressed to Company at its principal office and to Contractor at the address listed on Contractor’s invoices. All notices to Company shall be directed to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance with this Section 22 (Notice). Any notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
23.    Written Reports. Contractor, when directed, shall provide written reports with respect to the services rendered hereunder as reasonably requested by the Company.
24.    Compliance with Law. Contractor shall comply with any and all applicable laws and regulations including but not limited to health, safety and security rules and regulations which are now in effect or which may become applicable. Contractor agrees to fill out any paperwork required to allow the Company to conduct a background check per its policies.
25.    Mutual Drafters. Each party has cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, this Agreement shall not be construed against any party on the basis that the party was the drafter.
26.    Advice of Counsel. In entering this Agreement, the parties represent that they have relied upon the advice of their attorneys, who are attorneys of their own choice, and that the terms of this Agreement have been completely read and explained to them by their attorneys, and that those terms are fully understood and voluntarily accepted by them.

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27.    Entire Agreement. This instrument constitutes and contains the entire Agreement and final understanding between the parties covering the services provided by Contractor. It is intended by the parties as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of their agreement. It supersedes all prior negotiations and agreements, proposed or otherwise, whether written or oral, between the parties concerning the services provided by Contractor. Any representation, promise or agreement not specifically included in this Agreement shall not be binding upon or enforceable against either party. This is a fully integrated document. This Agreement may be modified only with a written instrument duly executed by each of the parties. No person has any authority to make any representation or promise on behalf of any of the parties not set forth herein and this Agreement has not been executed in reliance upon any representations or promises except those contained herein.
28.    Execution of Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. With respect to this Agreement and any notice delivered pursuant to this Agreement, documents signed by electronic or facsimile signature shall be deemed to be of the same force and effect as an original of a manually signed copy. 
29.    Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Colorado (without regard to principles of conflicts of laws). Both parties agree that any action relating to this Agreement shall be brought in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in Denver, Colorado, and both parties agree to exclusive venue in Denver, Colorado.
30.    Headings not Controlling. Headings are used only for ease of reference and are not controlling. 
31.    Approval by Company as to Form. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall take effect and be legally binding upon the parties only upon full execution hereof by the parties and upon approval by Company as to the form of hereof.

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The parties have read the foregoing Consulting Agreement and accept and agree to the provisions it contains and hereby execute it voluntarily with the full understanding of its consequences.

	
							
	DAVITA INC.
	 
	CONTRACTOR

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	By:
	 
	/s/  Kent J. Thiry
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Roger J. Valine

	 
	 
	Kent J. Thiry
	 
	 
	 
	Roger J. Valine

	 
	 
	Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Date:
	 
	8/10/17
	 
	Date:
	 
	8/02/17

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Approved as to Form:
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	/s/ Arturo Sida
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Arturo Sida
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Vice President, Associate General Counsel
	 
	 
	 
	 

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