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On June 28, 2019, Governor Mills signed LD 733, An Act To Promote Keeping Workers in Maine, into law. The Act places limits on non-compete agreements and bans restrictive employment agreements....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Private equity buyers have become a significant player in the healthcare M&A space and they continue to focus on those types of healthcare services that have the greatest opportunities for aggregating. Traditional health system buyers have continued...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

Even the best and most established real estate developers can face hard times, especially in the aftermath of recession and economic downturn, as we experienced a few short years ago. Many condominium and subdivision developments found themselves...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. employers and foreign workers could soon face significant additional burdens and years-long delays in the employment-based green card process. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Year after year, Israel’s M&A market continues to flourish, setting new records for value in every year since 2016. In 2018 the country set a new record, logging over USD25 billion over 100 deals....By: Allen & Overy LLP

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will now address the question, “Are contractual no-hire provisions which are part of a services contract between sophisticated business entities enforceable under the law of this Commonwealth?” In March, Schnader wrote...By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Key Points- The City of Chicago passed the most comprehensive predictable scheduling law in the country which applies to industries beyond the service sector, including healthcare and manufacturing....By: Husch Blackwell LLP

A solicitation you want to respond to contains FAR 52.222-56, “Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.” After reading it, you realize you need to certify with your offer that you have implemented a compliance plan in...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

On July 25, 2019, Vice Chancellor Kathaleen S. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a stockholder suit challenging the $18 billion merger of equals between Towers Watson & Co. and Willis Group Holdings plc, finding that plaintiffs...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

A review of multidistrict litigation (MDL) statistics confirms the increasing percentages of federal cases being consolidated into MDLs. According to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) website, as of June 2019, 202 MDLs were...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP