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Skadden Discusses the FTC’s Plan To Limit Noncompetes

Reynolds Holding

As part of its declared focus on fostering competition in the labor market, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed to ban most noncompetition agreements, or noncompetes, restricting the activities of former employees. A few states, notably California, generally prohibit post-employment noncompetes.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses Supreme Court Decision on Exemption to Federal Arbitration Act

Reynolds Holding

Among other things, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) authorizes U.S. courts to enforce arbitration agreements in “contract[s] evidencing a transaction involving commerce,” but excludes from its scope “contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.”

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Gordon Ramsay’s The Fat Cow: Dishing Up Damages and Dissolution

Farrel Fritz

This is primarily because it appears he fabricated evidence and then compounded that fabrication by using the same evidence to lie to this court.”. That was the inauspicious start for Seibel to a Decision After Trial issued two weeks ago by Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Melissa A.

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Commissioner Peirce Blasts SEC for Lack of Public Engagement

Reynolds Holding

Last time [link] was here, I talked about the SEC’s “secret garden”—the maze of staff guidance that serves to define practices across the securities industry in a way that may be inconsistent with a plain reading of the rulebook. [1] Some of this guidance is found only in the high-priced whispers of a select few attorneys or auditors.

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Anatomy of an Asset Purchase Agreement

Erik A. Lopez

However, successful asset sales require quite a bit more than a pair of tweezers and steady hands. Among other things, they require a well-crafted Asset Purchase Agreement (APA). However, M&A transactions are anything but basic. I’ll introduce you to the key provisions of an APA and explain their purposes.

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From Tradition to Transformation: Appraising Diplomatic Real Estate

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EV is responsible for evaluation of U.S. Embassy and Consulate facilities and other real estate worldwide. The portfolio consists of over 25,000 properties in over 190 countries. Buy and Fair Market Rent Analyses. The mission of the Bureau is to provide the most effective facilities for United States diplomacy abroad. Department of State.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses the Implications for Financial Institutions of Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

Reynolds Holding

1] In the United States, under the SEC’s existing disclosure framework as set forth in its 2010 guidance on climate-related disclosures, [2] disclosure of specific climate-related metrics is not mandatory. In addition, financial institutions will need to consider their obligations under certain state, federal and non-U.S. BACKGROUND.

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