Rachel S. Lesser
Overview
Rachel’s practice focuses on labor and employment and antitrust matters, including investigations and complex litigation. Her experience counseling clients on non-compete laws and other employment concerns adds value to her antitrust practice.
Career & Education
- Georgetown University, B.A., 2015
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2020
- District of Columbia
Rachel's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 01.21.25
DOJ and FTC Issue New Antitrust Guidelines Regarding Business Practices That Impact Workers
Four days before the change in administration and in the wake of several high-profile trial losses in cases involving alleged “no-poach” and wage-fixing agreements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) jointly approved new guidelines, Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers” (the “2025 Guidelines” or “Guidelines”), that explain how antitrust enforcers have identified and assessed whether an agreement or business practice affecting workers may violate the antitrust laws. The 2025 Guidelines were voted out at the FTC on a split 3-2 vote along party lines, with a brief but scathing dissenting statement from the Republican commissioners (including incoming FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson) that raises serious doubts as to how well the Guidelines reflect the approach the agencies will take during the next four years. On the eve of the incoming Trump Administration, the 2025 Guidelines replaced the previous joint DOJ and FTC antitrust guidelines regarding employment practices that were issued in 2016, “Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals” (the “2016 Guidelines”), during the tail-end of the Obama Administration.
Speaking Engagement | 11.14.24
Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.21.24
Northern District of Texas Permanently Blocks FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes Nationwide
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"Third Thursday – Employees, Marijuana, and Other Drugs – How Can Employers Respond?" Crowell & Moring Webinar Series, 2023.
|06.22.23
Non-Compete Agreements a Non-Starter? New Jersey Proposes Sweeping Non-Compete Legislation
|05.24.22
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05.03.21
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Rachel's Insights
Client Alert | 6 min read | 01.21.25
DOJ and FTC Issue New Antitrust Guidelines Regarding Business Practices That Impact Workers
Four days before the change in administration and in the wake of several high-profile trial losses in cases involving alleged “no-poach” and wage-fixing agreements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) jointly approved new guidelines, Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers” (the “2025 Guidelines” or “Guidelines”), that explain how antitrust enforcers have identified and assessed whether an agreement or business practice affecting workers may violate the antitrust laws. The 2025 Guidelines were voted out at the FTC on a split 3-2 vote along party lines, with a brief but scathing dissenting statement from the Republican commissioners (including incoming FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson) that raises serious doubts as to how well the Guidelines reflect the approach the agencies will take during the next four years. On the eve of the incoming Trump Administration, the 2025 Guidelines replaced the previous joint DOJ and FTC antitrust guidelines regarding employment practices that were issued in 2016, “Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals” (the “2016 Guidelines”), during the tail-end of the Obama Administration.
Speaking Engagement | 11.14.24
Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.21.24
Northern District of Texas Permanently Blocks FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes Nationwide