Company or any of its shareholders, directors, officers, affiliates or executives, includin Executive, or reflecting falsely on the character, business judgment, business practices o business reputation of the Company or any of its shareholders, directors, officers, affiliates o executives, including Executive, except as otherwise required by law or as necessary to enforc the terms of this Employment Agreement or defend a claim regarding the terms of thi Employment Agreement or as necessary reasonably to carry out the Company's busines During and after the Term, the Executive agrees that the Executive will cooperate fully with th Company in arranging for an orderly and professional transition of his responsibilities. Durin and after the Term, the Executive and Company, and its officers and directors, further agree tha they will present the circumstances relating to the Executive's separation from Company in light that will not reflectunfavorablyon the either the Companyor the Executive Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the Executive or the Company is requested or require (by oral questions, written interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civi or criminal investigatory demand, or similar process) to disclose information prohibited by th foregoing provisions of this Section 16, such party shall provide the other party with promp written notice of such request or requirement so that the other party may seek a waiver o compliance with its obligations under this Section 16. If, in the absence of a waiver under thi Section 16, either party nonetheless, upon advice of counsel of its choice, is compelled t disclose any information in contravention of this Section 16, such party may only disclose tha portion of the information that its counsel advises is legally required to be disclosed or that is i fact legally required to be disclosed. The parties further agree to take reasonable steps t cooperate with one another in its seeking to obtain assurance that any information disclosed i contravention of this Section 16 will receive confidential treatment. 17. Third-Party Agreements and Rights. Executive represents to the Company tha his execution of this Employment Agreement, his employment with the Company and th performance of his proposed duties for the Company will not violate any obligations th Executive may have to any former employer or other party, and the Executive will not bring t the premises or upload onto the computer systems or e-mail systems of the Company any copie or other tangible or intangible embodiments of non-public, confidential information belonging t or obtained from any such former employer or other party, except as permitted by such thir party under an effective written agreement. 18. Litigation and Regulatory Cooperation. During and after the Term of th Employment Agreement, the Executive shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in t defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought in t future against or on behalf of the Company that relate to events or occurrences that transpir while the Executive was employed by the Company. The Executive's cooperation in connecti with such claims or actions shall include, but not be limited to, being available to meet wi counsel to prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf of the Company mutually convenient times. During and after the Term, the Executive also shall cooperate ful with the Company in connection with any investigation or review of any federal, state or loc regulatory authority as any such investigation or review relates to events or occurrences th ranspired while the Executive was employed by the Company. The Company shall also provi