PER CURIAM.
Rule 5.6, Arkansas Model Rules of Professional Conduct, is amended by the addition of language to conform with the provisions of Rule 1.17, Sale of Law Practice, adopted by the Court this date. The amended Rule 5.6, a copy of which is appended to this Order and made a part hereof by reference, will be effective on the date of publication of this Per Curiam.
It is so ordered.
RULE 5.6 Restrictions on Right to Practice
A lawyer shall not participate in offering or making:
(a) a partnership or employment agreement that restricts the rights of a lawyer to practice after termination of the relationship, except an agreement concerning , either benefits upon retirement or an agreement pursuant to the provisions of Rule 1.17; or
(b) an agreement in which a restriction on the lawyer's right to practice is part of the settlement of a controversy between private parties.