2025 Trade Secrets Webinar Series

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Thursday, February 27, 2025
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
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Restrictive covenants continue to face evolving legal challenges and heightened regulatory scrutiny. With shifting state and federal laws, businesses must carefully craft

Continue Reading Webinar: Drafting Restrictive Covenants That Work – Insights from Recent Legal Battles

The Delaware Supreme Court recently clarified that forfeiture-for-competition clauses under the Employee Choice Doctrine may be enforceable against a broader range of employees, including middle managers, not just senior-level executives or more highly compensated employees. These clauses require employees to forfeit certain benefits—such as stock options or severance pay—if they leave their employer and subsequently work for a competitor. Unlike

Continue Reading Freedom to Compete, But at a Cost: Delaware Signals Forfeiture Clauses Could Be a Viable Non-Compete Alternative

On December 4, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) ordered building services contractor Guardian Industries, Inc. (“Guardian”) to cease enforcement of no-hire provisions it included in customer service agreements with residential building owners and building management companies, prohibiting the hire of Guardian’s employees.

Guardian, which operates in New York and New Jersey, was on the receiving end of a complaint

Continue Reading FTC Cracks Down on Use of No-Hire Agreements As Anti-Competitive

We’re thrilled to release the updated 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference—a trusted resource for navigating the complexities of non-compete and trade secrets law across the United States.

Highlights of the 2024-2025 Edition

The updated 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference provides a detailed, state-by-state analysis of the evolving legal landscape governing non-competes, non-solicitation agreements, and trade secret protections.

This edition answers key questions

Continue Reading Now Available! Seyfarth’s 2024-2025 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference—Your Must-Have Guide

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mountain
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific

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About the Program

Join us for the final installment of Seyfarth’s 2024 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, where our panel will provide practical guidance on navigating non-compete agreements, safeguarding trade secrets

Continue Reading Webinar – What Employers Need to Know Regarding Non-Compete Changes in 2024

Seyfarth is proud to serve as a Silver Sponsor of the Trade Secrets Symposium 2024: Navigating the Law of Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants, presented by the New York City Bar Association. This two-day virtual event will take place on Monday, December 9, and Tuesday, December 10, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. (ET).

The Symposium offers a

Continue Reading Seyfarth Sponsors and Shares Insights at Trade Secrets Symposium 2024

As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it is amending and reorganizing the document requirements for pre-merger notifications under the Hart Scott Rodino Act (“HSR Act”), 15 U.S.C. 18a, which also includes a requirement for buyers to indicate the existence of non-compete and non-solicit agreements among the businesses involved.  The HSR Act and the associated

Continue Reading FTC Amends Pre-Merger Notification Rules Affecting Use of Restrictive Covenants

In 2016, the Defend Trade Secret Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1836 (the “DTSA”), passed Congress and went into effect. At its heart, it effectively codified the Uniform Trade Secrets Act at the federal level, creating a federal cause of action. Prior to the enactment of the DTSA, a large body of federal common law had developed around the remedies available

Continue Reading No Non-Compete? Maybe not a problem as PepsiCo appears to be alive and well.