#43 No-poach: Assessing Risk In Uncertain Seas
No-poach agreements remain uncertain territory. This panel will take a practical look at the challenges in assessing risk and counseling clients regarding these agreements, including the applicable standard of review, risks of proof at trial, harm and injury, and prosecutorial discretion. SESSION CHAIR / MODERATOR Adam HEMLOCK / Weil Gotshal a Manges LLP, New York, NY SPEAKERS Mark H. HAMER / Baker McKenzie LLP, Washington, DC Dean M. HARVEY / Lieff Cabraser Heimann a Bernstein LLP, San Francisco, CA Susan A. MUSSER / Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC Rahul RAO / Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Office of the Attorney General, Seattle, WA