Employee will not directly or indirectly for a period of one (1) year following the Separation Date, attempt to disrupt, damage, impair or interfere with the Company's business by raiding or hiring any of the Company's employees or soliciting any of them to resign from their employment by the Company, or by disrupting the relationship between the Company and any of its consultants, agents, representatives, vendors, customers and other business partners. Employee acknowledges that this covenant is necessary to enable the Company to maintain a stable workforce and remain in business. Employee further agrees that Employee will not make any voluntary statements, written or oral, or cause or encourage others to make any statements that defame, disparage or in any way criticize the personal and/or business reputations, practices or conduct of Company or any of the other Company Released Parties.