At the Intersection of Antitrust and Employment Law

Panelists: Kristie Gibson, Tim Nord, Ed Colligan, Professor Andrea Coles-Bjerre
From left to right: Kristie Gibson, Tim Nord, Ed Colligan, Professor Andrea Coles-Bjerre.

 

On October 10, Oregon Law welcomed start-up advisor and small business investor Ed Colligan, former president and CEO of Palm, Inc., and Tim Nord, Special Counsel for the Oregon Department of Justice, to discuss antitrust law in the employment law context. Following a screening of the short documentary “When Rules Don’t Apply,” which focused on the In re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation class action case, the panelists discussed issues pertaining to employee mobility, no-poach agreements, innovation, and competitive advantage in the technology sector.