The FTC’s proposed ban on non-competes was blocked in court and later withdrawn in 2025. However, the agency continues to scrutinize non-competes through enforcement, industry outreach, and supporting ...

On July 1, 2025, Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act took effect, ushering in substantial changes to the state’s non-compete law ...

My nonlawyer friends often assume non-compete agreements are not enforceable, usually because they had read an old headline about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) proposed rule banning ...

Arbitrators struck down Hightower’s attempts to enforce a non-compete clause against a Washington state-based advisor locked in a multi-year legal struggle with the firm. In its decision, arbitrators ...

Understand how this legal document protects sensitive information such as trade secrets, proprietary processes, client lists, business practices, and other intellectual property. What Is a Non-Compete ...

David represents businesses of all sizes in complex business and employment-related disputes before state and federal courts and arbitration tribunals. He specializes in matters concerning employee ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A new Texas law has caused a seismic shift in the scope and ...

A former Hightower financial advisor in Bellevue, Washington, has claimed a key win in an arbitration case, with a panel ruling that the firm's attempt to enforce a non-compete clause was “designed ...

A non-compete covenant that provides for a remedy for an employer should a former employee decide to compete is not prima facie enforceable, a Pennsylvania common pleas court judge has ruled. Butler ...

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