Antitrust Enforcement in the World of No-Poach: The Risks and Traps for Employers
For many years, antitrust legal activity and enforcement were focused on conduct related to competitors’ product markets. However, recently, several cases have focused on activities associated with no-poaching or agreements between industry competitors relating to their employees and work forces.
The labor and employment paradigm shift and the clear ramp-up of antitrust enforcement have placed managers on alert and spiked awareness of employers with regards to a new set of rules and a rewriting of what labor compliance now means. The urgency has been made more important by recent indictments for antitrust in employment like the case of Surgical Care Affiliates LLC and its successor SCAI Holdings, LLC.
In this Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the latest enforcement trends and what employers need to watch out for. Speakers will also offer litigation strategies and best practices to ensure compliance.
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Lindsey Strang, Associate with Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Lindsey Strang is an associate in Axinn’s antitrust group. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, government investigations, mergers and acquisitions, and counseling and compliance. Lindsey has recently been involved in litigating multiple class action lawsuits alleging price-fixing by major U.S. protein suppliers. Her recent antitrust work on strategic transactions includes Tyson Foods’ $1.2 billion sale of its pet treats business to General Mills. Lindsey maintains an active pro bono practice, and is currently leading an effort to recover owed wages from celebrity chef Mike Isabella and his business associates on behalf of a class of restaurant workers.
Marc Freedman, Senior Associate with Van Bael & Bellis
Marc Freedman is a Senior Associate in Van Bael and Bellis’ (VBB) newly-opened London office, focusing on UK and EU competition law. Marc’s practice includes advising clients on complex UK, EU and multi-jurisdictional merger control, foreign direct investment screening, antitrust investigations, abuse of dominance, market studies and market investigations. His experience spans numerous sectors, including financial services, tech and fintech, food and drink, automotive, basic industries, FMCG, pharmaceuticals and media. Marc also recently completed a year-long secondment to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Dr. Fabian Leimgruber LL.M., Partner with ThomannFischer
Dr. Fabian Leimgruber is a lawyer and senior patent attorney, who has earned an international reputation as litigator and prosecutor mainly in the fields of competition and antitrust law, software and business methods patenting, pharmaceutical and life science IP protection. He practices in an advisory and forensic role as a licensed attorney before various courts on all levels, the Opposition and Appeal Boards of the European Patent Office, as well as national and international arbitration courts. Juris Doctor in comparative antitrust and competition law. Natural Science Doctor in Physics. Specialized expertise in (i) competition/antitrust law, pharmaceutical industry and reverse payment settlement agreements, (ii) protection of software, business model and artificial intelligence, (iii) information technology (IT), electrical engineering and telecommunications, (iv) nano-technology and bio-chemistry.
