Rimon Partner Thomas White joined Bill Banham for The HR Gazette’s recent podcast “Banning Non-complete Clauses.” Tom discussed the recent FTC proposal to ban non-compete clauses, the utilization of ERISA plans to enforce non-competes, and what that could mean for companies and employees. Listen to the podcast here. Learn more about The HR Gazette here. …

On January 23, the Supreme Court surprisingly decided to dismiss as “improvidently granted” the writ of certiorari it had granted in the case In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397. This one-line dismissal order came after full briefing by the parties, thirteen substantive amicus briefs from various legal and business organizations, and oral argument. The issue…

Given the growth of online access to products and services, including those in banking, who has access to the data collected through the use of such services? Access to and control of data is the centerpiece of several new omnibus privacy laws, such as California’s Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and similar legislation recently enacted in…

CPRA strengthens consumer protection rights in California – companies in Germany and the EU will have to adjust. In the USA, there is no comprehensive data protection law covering all states. With the new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California has once again strengthened the data protection laws of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA),…

On April 21, 2023, Rimon Falkenfort Partners Dr. Bernd Geier and Oliver Otto will present on “Corporate Finance and ESG: Impacts in Recovery Scenarios – An Outlook” during the Corporate Restructuring Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. This conference will be conducted in German. The session will cover: Requirements for banks and funds by the EU’s sustainable…

Frankfurt/Main – Rimon Falkenfort continues to expand its team with the appointment of Dr. Hans Felix Schäfer who joins the real estate group as a partner, and opening a new office in Dusseldorf. Felix Schäfer has more than 20 years of professional experience in national and international law firms in the field of real estate…

On March 16, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CEST, Rimon Falkenfort Partner Bernd Geier and Patrick Arora will present an online seminar that will guide you through the current status and outlook of the German Capital Market Package. They will discuss sustainability and digitalization, outsourcing as a legal issue, in particular new publications…

A federal court in Los Angeles ruled against prolific copyright plaintiff Neman Brothers & Associates, Inc. on January 5, 2022.  The court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant InterFocus, Inc., an e-commerce seller, on Neman Brothers’ copyright infringement claims, ruling that the copyright registrations on which Neman Brothers based its suit were invalid because…

Energem Corp. (“Energem”) (Nasdaq: ENCP, ENCPW), a special purpose acquisition company, announced that it has entered into a definitive $200 million Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (“SEPA”) with YA II PN, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, LP (the “Investor”), and Graphjet Technology Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian private limited company…

On January 10, 2023 the FDA announced that it has partnered with Health Canada to launch a joint eSTAR pilot. The pilot will allow medical device manufacturers to submit a premarket notice submission to FDA and Health Canada simultaneously. eSTAR initially debuted in 2020 for medical device submissions to FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological…