On January 9, 2025, the firm filed an amicus brief on behalf of economist Evan Starr, Associate Professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, supporting the Federal Trade Commission in the Fifth Circuit appeal over the FTC's noncompete rulemaking. The brief takes no position on the scope of the FTC's rulemaking authority but summarizes the substantial literature showing economic harms from noncompete clauses in employee agreements.
Read the brief here:
The matter is Ryan, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n, No. 24-10951 (5th Cir.).