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Dinsmore News

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 •Understanding National Interest Waivers: A Strategic Route Worth Consideration
Thursday, August 22, 2024 •Texas Court Revives Viability of Healthcare Non-Competes
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 •FTC Rule Prohibiting Non-Compete Agreements Set Aside by Texas Court
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 •Navigating the New Federal Workplace Rules
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 •DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program Emphasizes the Importance of Internal Compliance and Reporting Policies

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Since our establishment in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1908, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has provided quality legal counsel to our clients enabling them to accomplish more. In recent years, our practice has grown into a national firm that services clients from coast-to-coast, as well as internationally. Today's full-service practice, with more than 750 attorneys, continues the standards established by our founding partners over a decade ago, which are efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for clients.

Our firm's commitment to quality service extends from our highly-skilled attorneys to our experienced professional staff. By establishing relationships based on trust, communication and responsiveness, we tailor our service to ensure our clients' current needs are met while also anticipating future ones.

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Articles

Understanding National Interest Waivers: A Strategic Route Worth Consideration

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, September 2024

The National Interest Waiver (“NIW”) is a special provision within the EB-2 employment-based immigration category that allows individuals to bypass the usual labor certification process (“PERM”) required for most employment-based green cards. The NIW is granted to foreign nationals who can demonstrate that their work is in the national interest of the United States, making it a valuable option for highly skilled professionals...

Texas Court Revives Viability of Healthcare Non-Competes

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, August 2024

On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) rule banning most existing non-compete agreements and prohibiting new non-compete agreements, except in limited circumstances (“Final Rule”), which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024. Please see the Dinsmore & Shohl LLP legal alert issued Wednesday here. As a result, the Final Rule will not be enforced or otherwise take effect on September 4, 2024, or thereafter<a href=/publications.asp?action=article&artid=28855>...</a></p> </div><!-- End .article-content --> </article><!-- End .article --><a href='/publications.asp?pcomp=10521' class='more-link'><span class='link'>VIEW ALL Dinsmore Articles</span></a></div></div></div></div> <!-- End .accordion-item --> <!-- Start Press .accordion-item --> <div class='accordion-item' id='press'><h2 class='accordion-title' data-bs-toggle='collapse' data-bs-target='#collapse-6' aria-expanded='true' aria-controls='collapse-6'>Press</h2><div id='collapse-6' class='accordion-collapse collapse show'><div class='accordion-body'><div class='accordion-content accordion-articles pt-5'> <article class=

250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, August 2024

More than 250 Dinsmore attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers or Ones to Watch in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Five Dinsmore attorneys made the Best Lawyers list for the first time, and seven new attorneys were added to the Ones to Watch list. Best Lawyers’ list of outstanding lawyers is compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition by Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition...

Five-Attorney Team Led by Esteemed Healthcare Litigator Bobbie Sprader Joins Dinsmore

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, August 2024

Respected across Ohio for her incredible success defending physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice, wrongful death actions and personal injury cases, Dinsmore and Shohl LLP announces today the addition of Bobbie Sprader to the Firm’s national Healthcare practice. In the move to Dinsmore, Bobbie brings a dynamic team of experienced litigators, including Karen Clouse, Terri Gregori, Zachary Hoover and Karin Long, adding additional depth to Dinsmore’s formidable Tort group. In her three decades of practicing law, Bobbie has developed deep experience conducting jury trials and presenting arguments before various appellate courts...

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