Osborn: Doing well by doing good: Law firm leadership on pro bono
This column explores my perspective as Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath’s Indianapolis office leader, a practice area leader and a strong believer in the importance of pro bono service.
This column explores my perspective as Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath’s Indianapolis office leader, a practice area leader and a strong believer in the importance of pro bono service.
Noncompete agreements generally are treated the same whether analyzed under state law or antitrust principles. However, limited instances exist in which antitrust laws may be more restrictive than state noncompete laws are. Businesses with high market shares in their geographic and product markets should take special caution to ensure their restrictive covenants do not unlawfully restrain competition.
In its recent Rotert v. Stiles opinion, the Indiana Supreme Court honored established principles of statutory interpretation and judicial restraint in deciding that Indiana’s trust code does not prohibit restraints on marriage.