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Colorado Clarifies Limits on Noncompetes in Business Sale Arrangements

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By statutory law, Colorado has generally prohibited restrictive agreements except for specific exemptions. More recent legislation provides greater clarity and specificity as it relates to restrictions on noncompetition...more

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The FTC Ban on Non-Competes – Impact of Final Rule on M&A Transactions

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The Federal Trade Commission last year proposed a sweeping rule outlawing most non-competition agreements nationwide. The rule applied both to non-competes in the employer-employee context and to a seller of a business in an...more

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The FTC and Non-Competes - Impact on M&A Transactions

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Non-competition agreements and similar restrictive covenants form a bundle of rights and obligations that are hotly negotiated between buyers and sellers in every M&A transaction. These covenants often represent tradeoffs...more

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FTC Enforcement Action Limits Noncompetition Agreements in “Sale of Business” Transactions

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order, in which he described the nation’s antitrust laws as the “first line of defense against the monopolization of the American economy” and encouraged the Federal Trade...more

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