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CLE: The FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements – What Does It Mean?
Virtual Lunchtime CLE
Monday, June 5, 2023
The FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements – What Does It Mean?
This CLE seminar will focus on the FTC’s proposed rule banning non-compete agreements. The speaker will discuss government jurisdiction and enforcement, a summary of the proposed rule, the FTC process and timeline to implement the proposed rule, and what to do to protect competitive information.
Speaker:
Arindam Kar is a shareholder at Polsinelli. Arindam’s practice encompasses antitrust compliance, counseling, and government investigations, and he provides outside general counsel services to higher education institutions and emerging entities. Arindam partners with clients in the development and implementation of robust antitrust compliance programs. Arindam also works with clients on antitrust audits, including the implementation of recommendations in a cost-effective manner to strengthen the client’s compliance and risk management profiles. Arindam has extensive experience with day-to-day counseling in addition to advising on complex global mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and group purchasing organization formations in a diverse range of industries including but not limited to agribusiness, animal genetics and nutrition, healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and retail. Arindam also regularly counsels manufacturing and retail clients on complex pricing issues that involve e-commerce and traditional distribution channels, price discrimination, price gouging, and resale price maintenance strategies. Arindam regularly represents clients in merger investigations before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In addition, Arindam coordinates and manages multijurisdictional merger filing strategies on deals that have global implications. Arindam also has extensive experience in conducting internal investigations and representing corporations and individuals in federal and state antitrust investigations. In addition to serving as Vice-Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section’s Agriculture and Food Committee, Arindam is the Chair of the Missouri Bar Antitrust and Mergers and Acquisitions Committee.
Arindam lives in St. Louis and is a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and is a servant leader in numerous organizations in the community such as the boards of the International Institute and Mid-America Transplant. Arindam also regularly handles pro bono immigration matters and is currently helping lead the region’s effort resettling Afghan special immigrant visa holders, humanitarian parolees, and refugees.
When: Monday, June 5, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm
Where: Zoom
Cost: Section Members – $15.00, Regular Registration – $20.00, New Lawyers admitted after 1/1/2021 – $15.00
MCLE Credit: The Technology Law Section will apply for 1 General CLE credit.