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Bilzin Sumberg

The FTC Ban on Non-Competes – Impact of Final Rule on M&A Transactions

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The Federal Trade Commission last year proposed a sweeping rule outlawing most non-competition agreements nationwide. The rule applied both to non-competes in the employer-employee context and to a seller of a business in an...more

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FTC Further Scrutinizes Use of Non-Competes in Merger Transactions

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently set its sights squarely on non-compete agreements in merger transactions, making them ripe for further scrutiny. In a Consent Order issued June 14, 2022, the FTC ordered GPM...more

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FTC Enforcement Action Limits Noncompetition Agreements in “Sale of Business” Transactions

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order, in which he described the nation’s antitrust laws as the “first line of defense against the monopolization of the American economy” and encouraged the Federal Trade...more

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