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John Terzaken, Global Co-Chair of the Firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice, was quoted in a Global Competition Review article titled, “DOJ should reconsider no-poach prosecutions, defence bar says.” The article explored the government’s approach to criminal labor cases, following the DOJ’s recent attempt at a no-poach prosecution, which was thrown out before making it to a jury. John explained that, while the ruling was remarkable because of how rarely judges grant defendants’ motions for acquittal under Rule 29 of the Federal Rules for Criminal Procedure, the outcome was unsurprising given the complexity of the facts of the case. He further noted, “If it [the decision] has done nothing else, it has put some very challenging legal precedent now in front of the Antitrust Division when it tries to bring one of these cases in the future.”

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