Former Applied Materials Employee Convicted of Trade Secret Theft
After four hours of deliberations, on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, a federal jury in California handed...
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Dentons Dispute with Former Partner Headed to Arbitration (Again)
UPDATE on September 7, 2021: Last week, the Second Appellate District stayed Superior Judge...
Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Former Tinder CEO Excluded from Upcoming Trial of Founder Dispute
On July 14, 2021, a New York state judge excluded evidence of sexual harassment allegations against...
Through DaVita Indictment, DOJ Continues Crackdown on Executive “No Poach” Agreements that Restrict Executive Mobility
On July 15, 2021, a Denver federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging DaVita Inc....
Supreme Court Asked to Rule that Title VII Covers Owners of Law Firms
UPDATE (October 5, 2021): The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to grant certiorari to this case...
President Biden’s Executive Order Takes Aim at Employee Non-Competition Agreements
In a significant Executive Order issued on Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden launched what the...
UnitedHealth Group and Others Slapped With a Class Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Entering into No-Solicitation Conspiracy
In a recent post, we highlighted two recent criminal cases brought by the Department of Justice....
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Allow a Law Partner’s Title VII Claim to Proceed – Placing Limits on the Law’s Protections
A critical point of contention in Lemon v. Myers Bigel, P.A., No. 19-1380 (4th Cir. Jan. 19, 2021)...
Further Unpacking D.C.’s New Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
In a recent post, we briefly discussed non-compete and no-poach agreements, including highlighting...
Will We See the End of Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements under the Biden Administration?
Employers have relied for decades on non-compete and no-poach agreements to try to prevent former...
D.C. Court of Appeals Rules That Forfeiture Provision in Law Firm Operating Agreement Violates Rule 5.6
Connie N. Bertram and D’Ontae Sylvertooth
ABA Formal Opinion 495 Addresses Unauthorized Practice of Law by Remote Attorneys
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandermic, most attorneys have been working remotely since March...