Legal Opinion
Swartz Investments, LLC v. Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 8, 2001No. A01A1316PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
In June 1997, Swartz Investments, LLC entered into a letter of agreement in which it agreed to assist Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with a private placement to raise financing for Vion. By the end of August 1997, Swartz and Vion were able to raise $4,850,000 in financing from a number of investors. In connection with that financing, the parties signed a Placement Agent Agreement, containing a “Non-Circumvention & Confidentiality of Proprietary Agent Information” clause.
The “Non-Circumvention” clause can be read in two parts. The first part prohibits Vion for a five-year…
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