Andre Geverola Weighs in on FTC No-Hire Settlement With Global Competition Review

Andre Geverola, head of Arnold & Porter’s Antitrust cartel defense practice and former Director of Criminal Litigation in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), was quoted in the Global Competition Review article, “FTC settles another no-hire case.” The article reported on the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with a building services company over no-hire provisions in its customer contracts.

Andre noted that the agreements at issue did not appear to be "naked” restraints of trade because they were part of a broader business relationship. While the DOJ has brought criminal cases involving no-poach and no-hire arrangements in recent years, “DOJ generally would not pursue these types of cases criminally,” Andre said.

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