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Restrictive covenants are unquestionably a significant deal consideration in M&A transactions. In the private equity context, a buyer is focused on restrictive covenants to protect its investment by binding the sellers and...more
Recent Indiana legislative sessions have limited the ability of health care entities to enter non-compete agreements with physicians, and the impact of that legislation is starting to be seen. By way of background, prior...more
Non-competition agreements and similar restrictive covenants form a bundle of rights and obligations that are hotly negotiated between buyers and sellers in every M&A transaction. These covenants often represent tradeoffs...more
Chancery Court Provides Additional Guidance on Disclosure Requirements for Corwin Analysis - One of the most significant decisions of the Delaware Chancery Court in the last 15 years was the court’s ruling in Corwin v....more
In January 2020, Judge John Tran of the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia held unenforceable non-competition and non-solicitation provisions in a government contractor’s consulting agreements entered into with...more
Non-compete clauses are commonly included in M&A agreements. Although generally recognized as lawful, non-competes must fulfill certain requirements to comply with antitrust and competition laws. A recent FTC enforcement...more
South Carolina courts evaluate the enforceability of noncompete provisions executed in the employment context and in connection with the sale of businesses under the same reasonableness test. To be enforceable in South...more
In connection with the purchase of a family-owned business, the buyer may seek a non-compete agreement from the selling owners and certain family member employees. Such agreements are intended to protect the buyer from a...more
A Texas Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment last month in favor of an ex-employee declaring that a noncompete clause in an asset purchase agreement and separate noncompete agreement did not bar him from competing...more