In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted to adopt a new rule that limits noncompete clauses/agreements (the rule). The rule is slated to go into effect on Sept. 4, 2024. This article summarizes the rule, some pending challenges to the rule, and strategies that businesses should consider implementing today…

People who file disciplinary complaints against attorneys have a First Amendment right to access related hearings, records and some final dispositions, a Manhattan federal judge has ruled. “The question is whether public access provides a substantial benefit to the proceeding’s ability to carry out its purpose,” U.S. District Judge Victor…

Coinbase Urges Judge to Order SEC to Produce Documents | National Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2024/07/24/coinbase-urges-judge-to-order-sec-to-produce-documents/ Photo: Iryna Budanova via Adobe Stock “Documents related to these communications bear directly on the claims the SEC now asserts and on Coinbase’s fair notice defense,” said Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer.…

When the term “attorney training” comes up, many immediately think of teaching young lawyers fresh from law school. Frank Sheppard the managing partner at, Rumberger Kirk emphasizes, “Training needs to begin when they are young lawyers, and that learning never has an end date.” The training and professional development of…

Attorneys and companies alike are witnessing a paradigm shift occurring during the protection of intellectual property assets, encountering more sophisticated solicitations designed to appear as official correspondence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and outright scams utilizing information publicly available through the USPTO for pending trademark applications and…

It’s summer. Our imaginations drift toward vacations. Once upon a time (a/k/a when I was a kid), vacations were a stressed filled week at the shore or incessant sightseeing in our nation’s capital. Employees nervous about taking leave, employers begrudgingly granting them leave. The passage of time though doesn’t equate…