First Circuit Doubles Down on Massachusetts Decision Enforcing Noncompete Against Sports Betting Executive

By Laura E. Schneide Andrew Scott Dulberg Andrew Stauber of Wilmer Hale Against a growing trend of legislation and broader efforts seeking to limit or eliminate post-employment noncompetition restrictions, recent Massachusetts and First Circuit decisions in a dispute between DraftKings and one of its former executives highlight that not all efforts to enforce a noncompete will be a bust, even where an employee moves to California for a new job.  On September 26, 2024, in a decis