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How to Draft an Enforceable Non-Compete Agreement for Employees in California After SB 699 and AB 1076

California has effectively banned employee non-compete agreements for decades, and SB 699 (effective Jan. 1, 2024) and AB 1076 (effective Jan. 1, 2024) further tighten enforcement and employer exposure. These new laws expand remedies, reinforce extraterritorial reach, and create new notice obligations for employers with California employees. This article explains how to draft enforceable California […]

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How to Enforce a Smart Contract Under New York Law When the Code Conflicts With the Written Agreement

Blockchain Technology / Jack Gilbert

Under New York law, a smart contract is generally enforceable if it satisfies ordinary contract requirements—offer, acceptance, consideration, and mutual assent—even when performance is automated by code. Disputes arise when on-chain code executes one outcome while the parties’ written agreement states another. This article explains how New York courts are likely to analyze code-versus-text conflicts,

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How to Draft an Enforceable Non-Compete Agreement for a Texas LLC in 2026

Business / Jack Gilbert

Texas non-competes are enforceable in 2026 only if they are ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement and contain reasonable limits on time, geography, and scope. For Texas LLCs, the most common drafting failures are inadequate consideration (no real trade-secret or confidential-information tie) and overbroad restrictions that invite reformation. This article explains how to draft, implement,

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How to Use Blockchain Audit Trails to Prove Chain of Custody in Florida Trade Secret Misappropriation Cases

Blockchain Technology & Transparency / Jack Gilbert

Blockchain audit trails can capture time-stamped, tamper-evident records in seconds, strengthening chain-of-custody proof in Florida trade secret cases. In misappropriation disputes, the “who, what, when, and how” of handling sensitive files often determines whether evidence is admitted and persuasive. This article explains how Florida attorneys can deploy blockchain-based logs to authenticate evidence, satisfy admissibility rules,

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How to Draft a Texas Noncompete Agreement That Holds Up Under the Texas Covenants Not to Compete Act (2026)

Business & Entrepreneurship / Jack Gilbert

Texas noncompete agreements are enforceable only if they satisfy the Texas Covenants Not to Compete Act, including being “ancillary to or part of” an otherwise enforceable agreement and containing reasonable limits on time, geography, and scope. Because courts can reform (but may also limit fee recovery), careful drafting matters as much as enforceability. This article

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