Welcome to the July 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more
7/22/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Delaware ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Arbitration ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Trump Administration
In May 2023, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a memorandum stating that an employer who requires a nonmanagerial/nonsupervisory employee to sign a noncompete agreement violates...more
5/15/2024
/ Dispute Resolution ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Section 7 ,
Trade Secrets
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule that effectively bans most noncompete agreements in the United States. The FTC’s rule is scheduled to go into effect 120 days after it is...more
5/14/2024
/ Competition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition