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Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court Rulings and Holds Non-Recruitment Provisions do not Need to Contain Explicit Geographic Limitations

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on September 10, 2024

Posted in EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, Georgia, NON-SOLICITS

Seyfarth Synopsis: Jimmy Buffett once eloquently said that “without geography, you’re nowhere.” But how does that insight apply to restrictive covenants that lack explicit geographic limitations in Georgia? While Jimmy never got to find out, we now have some much-needed clarity from the Georgia Supreme Court.

For many years, most Georgia litigants, individuals, and businesses operated under…

Is Maine the Next Frontier in the Effort to Ban Non-Competes?

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on March 4, 2024

Posted in NON-COMPETE, NON-SOLICITS

By Dawn Mertineit

Seyfarth Synopsis: It should come as no surprise to readers of our blog that restrictive covenants are facing significant headwinds.

The last decade or so has seen significant limitations on such agreements—mainly non-competes, but also other restrictive covenants such as customer and employee non-solicits and even non-disclosure agreements. These limitations—or proposed limitations—have come in…

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Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court Rulings and Holds Non-Recruitment Provisions do not Need to Contain Explicit Geographic Limitations

Is Maine the Next Frontier in the Effort to Ban Non-Competes?

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