Description: This is an advanced luncheon on non-competes and other restrictive covenants (i.e., non-solicits and non-disclosures). Over the past few years, many states have enacted new laws limiting the use of non-compete agreements. The Biden Administration also directed the FTC to consider federal rules to limit non-compete use. Yet, the trend by employers to utilize and enforce non-competes and other restrictive covenants has not slowed down. This is particularly true in the insurance industry. The combination of increased social awareness of the impact of non-competes, on one hand, and employer utilization, on the other hand, has led to an increased focus on dispute resolution strategies for non-compete conflicts. To that end, this webinar will cover:

• A brief overview of restrictive covenants and when/how they are typically used in the insurance industry;
• Recent changes in federal and state laws to non-competes and non-solicits;
• Enforcement strategies; and
• Defense strategies

Bios for Will Cantrell and Alissa Kranz:

• Will Cantrell is a business litigation attorney with 14 + years of experience and specializes in competition related disputes, including non-competes and trade secrets. The rest of his practice is primarily focused on employment law, executive compensation, wage and hour disputes, and class/collective actions relating to consumer and compensation matters. Prior to private practice, he served a federal law clerk to a senior federal district judge in the U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia. Will is a graduate of FSU College of Law (magna cum laude).  He also received a master’s degree in international economics from FSU (cum laude), and a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University.

• Alissa A. Kranz focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and employment. Alissa has specialized her practice in recent years to focus on competition-related disputes, executive compensation, and wage and hour disputes. Prior to forming the firm Cantrell Astbury Kranz, P.A., Alissa clerked for a federal district judge in the U.S. Middle District of Florida and worked for a number of large national and international law firms. Alissa has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine for the years 2018 through 2023, an honor based on peer review that is reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40. Alissa has also been recognized by Florida Trend magazine as a Legal Elite Up & Comer for the years 2019 through 2022 and as a Best Lawyers: One to Watch for 2022 & 2023. Alissa obtained her law degree from the University of Florida, Magna Cum Laude, where she graduated seventh in her law school class.