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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 -

New Virginia Law Prohibits Noncompete Agreements With Non-Exempt Employees

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/2/2025

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently signed legislation expanding the state’s limitations on the use of noncompetition agreements in employment. Currently, Virginia prohibits employers from entering into noncompetes with...more

What Private Companies and Family Offices Need to Consider in 2025

ArentFox Schiff on 3/10/2025

Across all industries, private companies, family offices, and their owners and management teams face rapidly evolving challenges, opportunities, and risks in the dynamic environment that is 2025. Here are 11 issues that...more

Intellectual Property Report

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 9/4/2024

Properly pleading inequitable conduct claims is a challenge, a challenge that can be met with early due diligence and attention to detail in your pleading. The leading case that set forth the legal framework for inequitable...more

Guardians of the Goldmine: Building an Effective Confidentiality Program

Baker Donelson on 8/16/2024

On August 14, Judge Corrigan for the Middle District of Florida, in Properties of the Villages vs. FTC, found that the FTC did not have the authority to enter its planned Noncompete Rule, and entered an order granting an...more

Trust, but Verify: The Power of Audits to Protect Your Competitive Edge as Non-Compete Ban Looms

Baker Donelson on 8/13/2024

Corporate leaders concerned about protecting the recipe for their company's success have been following the fitful path of the FTC's rule banning non-competes. Lawsuits seeking to enjoin the rule were filed in multiple...more

The Future of the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Remains Uncertain - Consider Making Initial Preparations for Compliance

Smith Anderson on 7/12/2024

As we explained in a previous client alert, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has published a proposed final rule that would ban nearly all worker non-competes. The rule was published on May 7, 2024, and will go into...more

What the FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Means for Trade Secrets

Fish & Richardson on 5/1/2024

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would ban the use of noncompete agreements in most employment contracts nationwide. Hailed by the Commission as a measure to promote competition,...more

Veterinary Law Newsletter: Volume 25

Mandelbaum Barrett PC on 11/13/2023

Exciting news from the National Veterinary Law Group at Mandelbaum Barrett PC! Our latest newsletter is here, and it’s packed with valuable insights for the veterinary industry. In this issue, you’ll find informative articles...more

Non-competition Agreements under Scrutiny at State and Federal Level

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/3/2023

Employee restrictive covenants, in particular non-competition agreements, are under scrutiny at the state and federal level. State legislatures are working to narrow the circumstances under which restrictive covenants may be...more

Opportunity Economy: Risks in Antitrust Enforcement

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/2/2021

Takeaways - ..The Biden administration’s recent executive order takes a hard line on limits to employment mobility, such as non-compete agreements. ..No-poach agreements—companies agreeing not to recruit each other’s...more

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