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Planning for the Unexpected: How Unwind Agreements Help Medical Practices

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If your medical practice is considering joining a larger group or hospital, it’s important to ask: what if the new relationship doesn’t work out? In some situations, an unwind agreement can provide a path back to...more

Mintz

[Podcast] Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — A Private Equity Non-Compete Primer

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Member Jen Rubin is joined by Associate Tom Pagliarini to discuss the strategic use of restrictive covenants in private equity transactions. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed to help employers...more

Morgan Lewis

EU Competition Authorities Escalate Enforcement of No-Poach Agreements

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The French Competition Authority recently fined several companies for no-poach agreements, following similar action by the European Commission in the online food delivery sector. These decisions mark a sharp escalation in...more

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Mintz On Air: Practical Policies – When Should You Hire an Employment Lawyer?

In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin discusses with colleague and Member Andrew Bernstein when the best time is to hire an employment lawyer. This episode is part of a series...more

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[Podcast] Mintz On Air: Practical Policies – When Should You Hire an Employment Lawyer?

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In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin discusses with colleague and Member Andrew Bernstein when the best time is to hire an employment lawyer. This episode is part of a series...more

Hogan Lovells

People first: Why HR should always be on the deal table — A Dutch perspective

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In corporate transactions involving Dutch entities—whether it’s a merger, acquisition, carve-out, or internal restructuring—the focus is often on deal mechanics, tax optimization, and regulatory clearance. But one area...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Ruling of the German Federal Labor Court on the Invalidity of Expiry Clauses in ESOP/VSOP - Applicability of the Ruling to MEPs

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On March 19, 2025, the German Federal Labor Court ("BAG") ruled that clauses that qualify as general terms and conditions and stipulate that virtual option rights that are already vested at the time of termination of an...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

What California Employers Should Consider When Buying or Selling a Business

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The purchase or sale of a business in California involves intricate legal considerations, particularly regarding the rights of and responsibilities to employees. Both the buyer and seller need to consider employment...more

Mayer Brown

Delaware Law Alert: The Delaware Supreme Court Further Validates Forfeiture-for-Competition Provisions—What It Means for M&A Deals

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In a notable holding, the Delaware Supreme Court has confirmed that forfeiture-for-competition provisions generally are not subject to reasonableness review, greatly enhancing the likelihood of their enforceability. LKQ...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Preparing for an M&A Transaction from an Employment and Executive Compensation Perspective

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In this episode of “Just Compensation,” Megan Monson, Taryn E. Cannataro, and Jessica Kriegsfeld of Lowenstein’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits group discuss some considerations for a company preparing for an...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Current Executive Compensation Trends in Private Equity Transactions — Troutman Pepper Podcast

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In this installment of our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions podcast series, Troutman Pepper Partners Joshua Gelfand and Michael Crumbock discuss current executive...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

What the FTC’s New Rule on Non-Competes Means for M&A and Private Equity Transactions

By now you have probably heard of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s rule to ban most post-employment non-compete agreements... While much of the conversation has naturally focused on the rule’s significant impact on...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Fallout After Sweeping FTC Ban on Noncompetes: Part 3—Impact on Mergers and...

This is the third part of a multi-part blog post series discussing the implications and fallout from the Final Rule recently adopted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), banning the enforcement of almost all noncompete...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Snapshot Of The Evolving Restrictive Covenant Landscape

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In recent months, noncompete agreements have become a hotly contested topic in the realm of employment law. It seems that new precedent emerges on this topic week after week, leaving employers and deal-makers alike concerned...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Restrictive Covenant Crackdown Poses New Challenges for M&A Deal Teams

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Corporates and deal teams should pay careful attention to drafting non-competes and other restrictive arrangements as UK, EU, and US regulators step up enforcement. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are placing...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

French Labor Law | Key Considerations

When considering M&A transactions or group restructuring in France, companies should take into account the high level of protection that French law affords to employees....more

Allen Matkins

Pre-Merger Non-Solicitation Ban Yields No Antitrust Claim

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It is rare that for an employer to instruct its employees not to try to lure aware a competitor's customers.  It is rarer still when an employer fires an employee for doing so.  These may be rare events, but apparently (or at...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Competition authorities crackdown on employment markets: a new era for cartels

At the end of last year, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a guilty plea for wage fixing, resulting in its first criminal conviction with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter saying: “[t]oday’s guilty plea...more

Verrill

More to Consider Concerning the FTC’s Proposed Rule Prohibiting Non-Competition Clauses

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As previously reported by Verrill attorney Tawny Alvarez in the firm’s “Taking Care of HR Business” blog on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that, as drafted by the FTC, would both prohibit...more

Venable LLP

Trio of 2021 New York Decisions Sharpens the Focus of Restrictive Covenants in M&A

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A trio of decisions from the New York state and federal courts in 2021 provided a helpful snapshot of several important factors that courts in New York consider when analyzing noncompetition agreements. Historically, courts...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Corporate Transactions and Workplace Law: An Indispensable Alliance

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When it comes to consolidations and restructurings, in-house counsel and the corporate law firms that support them have competing priorities to further a company's business objectives and mitigate legal risk. Labor and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Florida’s HB 1243 Stalls, but Restrictive Covenant Provisions Move Forward

Florida’s HB 1243, with its proposed reporting requirements that would have directly affected timelines for health care transactions, particularly those involving hospitals or medical practices with four or more physicians,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: 2018-19 Supreme Court Update

Much of the attention on the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2018-19 term has concerned its composition or its handling of cases involving some of the signature initiatives of President Donald Trump’s administration. Less noticed...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2019 Compensation Committee Handbook

The duties imposed on compensation committees of publicly traded companies have evolved and grown over time. The fifth edition of the Compensation Committee Handbook, authored by our Executive Compensation and Benefits Group,...more

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[Podcast]: Nuts and Bolts on a Management Buyout (Part 7 of 7)

In the final episode of a seven-part series for The Proskauer Benefits Brief, partners Michael Album and Josh Miller talk about employment agreements in the context of a management buyout. They go over the key terms and...more

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