Willkie Farr & Gallagher is rapidly expanding into Europe’s largest economy after headhunting two of Latham and Watkins’ bankruptcy and restructuring partners plus their nine-lawyer team just months after setting up a new office in Munich. Partner Jörn Kowalewski’s team will continue to practice in Hamburg but will be based…

Baker Donelson recently published an article called “The End of Non-Competition Agreements? Not so Fast!” The article summarizes the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule prohibiting most employers from binding the majority of American workers to post-employment non-competition agreements (Final Rule). While the Final Rule’s enforcement is expected to be delayed…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision last week to deny all attorney fees to both parties after a jury concluded that former Iowa Rep. Steven Arnold King’s campaign committee innocently infringed by posting a copyrighted meme, “Success Kid,” without permission. The plaintiff, Laney…

In the bustling ecosystem of any thriving company, several departments stand out for their visible impact on growth and success. Sales teams drive revenue, marketing creates brand recognition and finance manages money flow. However, amid these more visible departments sit our trusty legal teams. Often siloed and operating behind the…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has created new incentives for employee, or anyone, to report criminal misconduct allegedly committed by companies and their agents. Given their often laxer internal reporting structures and higher employee turnover rates, startup companies should pay particularly close attention to this new DOJ development to best…

The race to replace retiring Gwinnett Judicial Circuit Judge Karen Beyers will be decided by voters during a runoff election on June 18. Voters will decide whether to elect Gwinnett County Magistrate Court Judge Regina Matthews or Thompson O’Brien Kappler & Nasuti Of Counsel Tuwanda Rush Williams to the superior court bench when Beyers’…