Category Archives: Legal & Regulatory Insights

This is a tectonic shift that will benefit American entrepreneurs and workers, and ultimately American consumers.  A non-compete agreement is a contract whereby a person agrees not to work for a competing business or start a similar business for a certain period after leaving their current job. Some corporations argue that they are necessary toContinue reading “THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS BANNED NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS”

The principal concern of most buyers when it comes to intellectual property (IP) is compliance: identifying the target’s IP and ensuring that it is owned/registered to the business being acquired, control of the IP, potential liability or infringement claims, and encumbrances.  There is typically less consideration of how the target’s IP can generate additional cashContinue reading “Reimagining IP’s Role in M&A: Why Are We So Focused on Compliance?! “