Law Offices of Jonathan M. Cooper

02/04/2026

In the last number of years, Washington State has aligned itself with the growing number of jurisdictions that have strongly hemmed in noncompetes

12/04/2025

In this video clip, NY restrictive covenant attorney Jonathan Cooper discusses the first steps that should be taken when a rainmaker is leaving the company

11/19/2025

NY noncompete lawyer Jonathan Cooper discusses an employer's first steps to safeguard its confidential information when offboarding a departing employee

09/09/2025

On September 5, the FTC took the definitive step of formally withdrawing its appeals seeking to uphold its Noncompete Rule, and agreed to vacate the Rule

08/21/2025

On August 13, President Trump issued a new Executive Order that rescinded the Biden Administration's marching order to the FTC to ban noncompetes

07/17/2025

In a striking countermove to many states' laws curbing noncompetes, Florida has now significantly broadened its noncompete rules

05/12/2025

One of the most vexing challenges in breach of contract cases, especially in the employment context, is whether lost profits are recoverable as damages

04/01/2025

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03/25/2025

If at first you fail, try, try again

Since the beginning of 2025, different branches of New York's legislature have proposed 3 new bills aimed at eliminating, or at least curtailing, noncompetes

05/02/2024

https://www.jonathancooperlaw.com/blog/ftc-passes-modified-noncompete-ban-let-the-fights-begin.cfm

On April 23, the FTC voted to affirmatively ban noncompete agreements, with some modifications from its earlier proposal. Here's what you need to know.

03/29/2022

The Court of Appeals' Ferreira decision promises to have a wide impact on municipal liability. How will that affect school negligence cases under NY law?

03/28/2022

In a split decision that was handed down on March 22, 2022, NY's Court of Appeals redefined when a municipality can be held liable in negligence.