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Non-Compete Agreements Antitrust Violations Executive Orders

Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a... more +
Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -
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New Administration Antitrust Push: DOJ, FTC to Identify Anticompetitive Government Regulations and Labor-Related Practices

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In recent weeks, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched task forces that target potential barriers to competition created by government regulators and private-sector...more

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Just like 2021, the DOJ and FTC will remain active in the Restrictive Covenant Space

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2021 saw significant activity by both the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in 2021. The DOJ, for example, finally followed through on its 2016 warning/threat to investigate and potentially...more

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Antitrust Regulation And The Labor Market

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Employment-related antitrust regulation is intensifying amid a volatile labor market so Mark Henriques asked David Hamilton and Sarah Motley Stone, two of Womble Bond Dickinson's brightest minds on this subject, to share some...more

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President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition Could Mean Broad Changes Across a Range of Industries

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On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order that could have far-reaching implications for businesses across a broad spectrum of industries. The Executive Order takes a government-wide approach...more

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President Signs Executive Order Directing Federal Agencies to Promote Competition and Increase Antitrust Enforcement

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which broadly targets anticompetitive practices and corporate consolidation across many sectors of the U.S....more

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