If I signed a business agreement in order to obtain a local client’s information so I could bid services, can I pursue that client without the party I signed the agreement with?

If I signed a business agreement in order to obtain a local client’s information so I could bid services, can I pursue that client without the party I signed the agreement with?

A national company wishes to bid on a government contract in my community. They asked that I sign an agreement to not approach or solicit for hire any client served for a period of 1 year from the termination of services to that client. However, they are bidding it just as I could they are not employed by them and they are not their clients yet.

Asked on November 29, 2018 under Business Law, Illinois

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