News & Analysis as of August 3, 2025

Non-Compete Agreements › Marketing

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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 -

2025 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2025

DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more

New Principles of Franchising from the IFA Legal Symposium

Kaufman & Canoles on 5/31/2024

The International Franchise Association (IFA) recently announced its core practices of responsible franchising and policy recommendations. The principles are grounded in transparency during the franchise sales process through...more

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (April 30, 2024)

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/1/2024

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Protecting Your IP & Confidential Info

Fox Rothschild LLP on 10/2/2023

In a world where non-compete agreements are being curtailed or outright banned, companies need to enhance their use of other ways to protect their intellectual property and confidential information when their employees leave...more

California Supreme Court Holds Law Restricting Employment Non-Competes Also Applies to Businesses Contracts Under Antitrust Real...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/18/2020

In Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc., the court addresses “an important question of California law, potentially affecting all contracts in California that in some way restrain a contracting party from engaging in a...more

Preventing the “Face” of Your Company from Doing an About-Face for a Competitor

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/1/2020

We previously wrote about whether Peloton instructors are (or should be) subject to non-compete agreements owing to their prominent role as the “face” of the company. ...more

DOJ Sues Michigan Hospitals For Agreements Not To Compete

King & Spalding on 7/6/2015

On June 25th, the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that it sued four Michigan hospital systems for allegedly allocating territories for marketing of competing healthcare services. Three of the...more

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