>The project got the signature from the wrong entity. IANAL but... i believe (in the UK so presumably other common law jurisdiction like the US) the idea of ag

>The project got the signature from the wrong entity. IANAL but... i believe (in the UK so presumably other common law jurisdiction like the US) the idea of agency solves this. If you sign that contract on behalf of your employer, the other party has the right to assume that you are authorised to sign and the contract is sound. The fact you just gave away something that belongs to your employer is now an issue between you and your employer. I would struggle to see how this could get beyond an employee disciplinary process unless it could be shown that the employee was showing some kind of intent in deliberately leaking secrets they knew they should not leak.