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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 -

One Year Later, FTC’s Noncompete Ban Remains on Life Support, as FTC Mulls Pulling the Plug

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/15/2025

As readers of this blog will recall, last April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted along party lines to finalize a rule (the Noncompete Ban) that would have banned the vast majority of employee noncompete agreements...more

The Hunger Games: Can Competition Be Stopped?

DarrowEverett LLP on 1/11/2023

On Jan. 5, the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) proposed a new rule which acts as a complete ban—both prospectively and retroactively—on all non-competition agreements (“non-compete(s)”) (the “Proposed...more

FTC Challenges Axon’s Consummated Acquisition of Body-Worn Camera Competitor

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/20/2020

The US antitrust regulators continue to challenge consummated transactions. On January 3, 2020, the FTC filed an administrative complaint against Axon Enterprise, Inc., challenging its consummated acquisition of VieVu, a...more

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One Year Later, FTC’s Noncompete Ban Remains on Life Support, as FTC Mulls Pulling the Plug

The Hunger Games: Can Competition Be Stopped?

FTC Challenges Axon’s Consummated Acquisition of Body-Worn Camera Competitor

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