Upcoming Event on Noncompete Debate
The Boston Bar Association has organized an event -- open to the public (and free) -- on the various bills that would significantly alter the law governing non-competition agreements in Massachusetts. The panel of speakers will include yours truly (speaking in this setting for the "status quo") as well as the following:
State Rep. William N. Brownsberger, Esq., Sponsor of H. 1794 (bill to eliminate non-competes)
Russell Beck, Esq. Foley & Lardner, LLP, Drafter of H. 1799 (bill to restrict non-competes)
Stephen Y. Chow, Burns & Levinson LLP, Massachusetts Uniform Law Commission, Drafter of H. 87, Symposium organizer
Gordon L. Doerfer, a retired Massachusetts judge and mediator, who will moderate
Dr. Matthew Marx, MIT Sloan School, who has studied the economic effects of noncompetes
Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe columnist, author of the Innovation Economy Blog, and noncompete skeptic
More information about the event and a link for registration are here.
