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FTC Ban on Non-Competes Would Have Major Impact on Closely Held Businesses

The Federal Trade Commission is considering an administrative rule that would enact a broad ban on non-compete agreements that would prohibit contracts that restrict the employee from working for a competitor or starting a competing business. The rule would also apply to ‘de facto’ non-competes, such as non-solicitation agreements, that…

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Attorney Agreement Barring Solicitation of Clients Enforceable

An agreement that barred a lawyer from soliciting clients within a geographic area was unenforceable after the lawyer left the firm under the rules governing the professional conduct of attorneys. An agreement prohibiting a former associate attorney from soliciting clients of the firm after his resignation may be enforceable in…

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