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Reut N. Samuels

Associate

Reut is an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the Antitrust Practice and Asset Management Groups. During her time at the firm, she spent a five-month secondment working pro bono for the City of New York in the Torts Division, Special Litigation Unit.

Reut earned her J.D. from New York University School of Law and her B.S. from Cornell University. During law school, she worked at the US Attorney's Office, Criminal Division in the Southern District of New York, as well as at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Reut served as an Articles Editor for the Journal of Legislation and Public Policy.

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Four Key Takeaways from the FTC Director’s Remarks on the Proposed Rule to Ban Non-Compete Agreements

On January 11, 2023, Elizabeth Wilkins, the FTC’s Director of the Office of Policy Planning, spoke to the Capitol Forum about the FTC’s proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements. This conversation was the most significant discussion of the proposed rule by the FTC since it was announced on January 5. Below are the four most … Continue Reading

Three Notable Antitrust & Tech Updates That May Have Flown Under Your Radar

By Colin Kass, John R. Ingrassia, David Munkittrick, Amy Gordon and Reut N. Samuels on October 31, 2022 Posted in Antitrust, Use of Technology for Advocacy

Antitrust and tech is in the legal news almost daily, and often multiple times a day. Here are a few recent developments with notable implications that may have flown under the radar: 1) renewed focus on gig economy issues; 2) potential enforcement efforts regarding director overlaps; and 3) challenges to MFN pricing. … Continue Reading

It’s Not a Threat, It’s a Promise: Timeline of the DOJ’s Statements and Actions Against Wage Fixing and No Poach Agreements

By Colin Kass, David Munkittrick and Reut N. Samuels on April 7, 2022 Posted in Antitrust, Commercial Litigation

Over the past year, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has increasingly been hot on the heels of suspected anti-competitive labor violations. To date, the DOJ has brought a few actions against employers across industries relating to wage-fixing and no-poach agreements. As these cases take hold, and potentially even head toward trial, this article examines the … Continue Reading

Discovery Unlimited: The Supreme Court Set to Rule on Whether Parties to a Foreign Arbitration Can Order U.S. Discovery

By Reut N. Samuels on January 25, 2022 Posted in Arbitration, Evidence, Extraterritorial Discovery

The United States Supreme Court is finally set to resolve a Circuit split regarding whether district courts can order discovery for private commercial arbitrations abroad pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782. The Court granted certiorari in ZF Automotive US, Inc., v. Luxshare, Ltd., No. 21-2736, after another case raising the same question was abruptly abandoned … Continue Reading