Good Energy, L.P. v. Kosachuk

*332Since defendant did not convey his shares as part of a larger conveyance of Good Energy as a going concern, but, rather, sold his shares back to the majority shareholder, no issue of “continuity of place” or “continuity of name” is involved, and the “sale of business” rationale is not applicable (see Purchasing Assoc. v Weitz, 13 NY2d 267, 271 [1963]; Titus & Donnelly v Poto, 205 AD2d 475 [1994]). Instead, the covenants in the parties’ agreement for purchase and sale should be analyzed under the stricter reasonableness standard applicable to employment agreements (see BDO Seidman v Hirshberg,…