Noncompete Physician Agreements: What You Need to Know

According to the American Medical Association, noncompete clauses impact between 37% and 45% of physicians. While generations of courts have found that such clauses can be reasonably applied to protect the interests of physician practices, in January of this year, the Federal Trade Commission suggested a Proposed Rule to ban noncompete clauses. If passed, this rule will dramatically alter the health care industry. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has indicated an intent to immediately challenge any such rule.

Foley’s Health Care & Life Sciences Sector and Providers of Health Care Services Area of Focus will host an informative CLE webinar on how to navigate noncompete clauses with physicians and the health care industry.

Foley partner David Sanders and associate Jack Fitzgerald will discuss the following:

• When to ask a physician to sign a noncompete
• What noncompete terms are likely to be found reasonable by a court
• Understand the state by state inconsistencies in the enforcement of noncompetes
• Common drafting traps and how to avoid traps for the unway

To register, click here. 

CLE

Applications for accreditation will be submitted to CO, FL, NY, and WI for up to one credit hours (50-minute hour) and CA, IL, TX, UT, and VA for up to one credits hours (60-minute hour). Uniform Certificates of Attendance will be provided to attendees seeking credit in other jurisdictions.

Foley & Lardner LLP is an approved MCLE provider in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Utah.

For purposes of New York CLE credit, this program is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Certificates of attendance will be distributed to eligible participants approximately eight weeks after the program via email.