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Non-Compete Agreements

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Will Florida’s New Non-Compete Bill Attract Tech Companies to the Sunshine State? A Thought Experiment

Fisher Phillips on 7/8/2025

Florida just enacted a game-changer of a law that makes it the friendliest state in the country for enforcing non-competes – and could also revolutionize how tech companies view the Sunshine State as a place to set up...more

Antitrust in focus - April 2024

A&O Shearman on 7/1/2024

Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more

Why Ontario Employers Should Review Employment Contracts Now

Bennett Jones LLP on 8/18/2022

Key Highlights - - Employers likely need to update terms in employment contracts on termination provisions, restrictive covenants and arbitration clauses. - Five practical tips for Ontario employers as they review and...more

Overview of President Biden’s Non-Compete Agreement Executive Order

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/21/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Order, breathtaking in scope, asserts as a key goal the desire to improve the lives of consumers through...more

FTC Challenges Long-Term Non-Competes in Connection with Merger

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 1/9/2020

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint challenging Axon Enterprise, Inc.’s consummated acquisition of its body-worn camera systems competitor VieVu, LLC from parent company from Safariland....more

DOJ/FTC Joint Guidance for Human Resources Professionals Suggests Broad Antitrust Risks

Pierce Atwood LLP on 10/27/2016

Provisions restricting the hiring of another company’s employees are often included in vendor agreements and a variety of corporate transactions and licenses. And it’s not unusual to see similar constraints adopted in...more

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