DALLAS: Weber Shandwick and Hill+Knowlton Strategies have settled their long-running legal dispute out of court.

In February, A Dallas district court judge extended Weber Shandwick's restraining order against Hill+Knowlton Strategies and two senior executives at the firm - COO Ken Luce and EVP Jody Venturoni, both former Weber employees.

Weber accused Luce and Venturoni in January of stealing confidential information, clients, and employees from their former employer.

In conjunction with today's settlement, Venturoni released the following statement:

“During my last year of employment with Weber Shandwick and immediately ...