Foley Partner and Vice Chair of the firm’s Government Enforcement, Compliance & White Collar Defense Practice, Michael Matthews, moderated a panel discussion at the Twenty First Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The seminar was held in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 24, 2012. Mr. Matthews’ presentation was titled “Mitigation at Sentencing.” Panelists included Amy Baron-Evans, Sentencing Resource Counsel for the Federal Public and Community Defenders; Barry Pollack of Miller Chevalier; and Megan Rowland, Investigation/Mitigation Specialist at the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Tampa, Florida.
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6 Steps to Manage Tariff Risks in a Trade War
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Navigating Tariffs and Supply Chain Contracts: Mitigating Financial and Legal Risks
Join Foley and Lardner LLP partners Greg Husisian, Leah Imbrogno, and Vanessa Miller on Tuesday, February 25, for a Strafford CLE webinar, “Navigating Tariffs and Supply Chain Contracts: Mitigating Financial and Legal Risks.”
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Navigating Non-Compete Agreements: Key Considerations for In-House Counsel in Franchise Businesses
In May of last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to ban non-compete agreements in most employment contracts. Franchise agreements were an exception. However, before the rule could take effect in September, a federal court vacated the ruling in August, asserting that the FTC lacked the authority to enforce such a regulation.