Employment Law Report
The Federal Trade Commission Proposes a New Rule Banning Nearly All Non-Competition Agreements
January 09, 2023
Read MoreMatthew Bunnell is a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. He assists with the representation of a broad range of clients in a variety of practice areas, including appellate matters, commercial disputes, constitutional law, employment issues, and tort and insurance defense.
Show MoreEDUCATION
J.D., University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, valedictorian, 2020
- Robert C. Jayes Award
- Recipient of 7 CALI Awards
- Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Graduate Award
- Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court – Pupil
- Brandeis Honor Society
- Brandeis Academic Fellow
- Moot Court Executive Board – President
- University of Louisville Law Review – Articles Editor
B.S., Western Kentucky University, summa cum laude, 2017 (Accounting)
- Minors: Economics and Finance
- Honors College Graduate
- WKU Spirit Master
- Greek Man of the Year, 2017
ADMISSIONS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky – Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Charles R. Simpson III, 2020-21
- Heaven Hill Brands – Legal and Compliance Department Intern, 2019-20
- Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP – Summer Associate, 2019
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit – Judicial Intern for the Honorable John K. Bush, 2019
- Phillips Parker Orberson & Arnett, PLC – Summer Law Clerk, 2018
- Kerrick Bachert Attorneys at Law, PSC – Clerk, 2014-17
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Western Kentucky University Young Alumni Council
- Western Kentucky University Gordon Ford College of Business Advisor
- Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Young Professionals Board
- Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Alumni Council
- Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Mentor Program
PUBLICATIONS
- “Getting a Do-Over on Your 5th Amendment Waiver: The Sixth Circuit Holds for the First Time That A Waiver at a Deposition Does Not Extend to Trial in the Same Case,” Kentucky Bar Association, Bench & Bar, May 2023
- “The Federal Trade Commission Proposes a New Rule Banning Nearly All Non-Competition Agreements,” Wyatt Employment Law Report Blog, January 9, 2023.
- “Is Yesterday’s Innocent Conduct Guilty Today?” Wyatt Publication, March 16, 2022.
- “Sixth Circuit Reminder on Limitations of Attorney-Client Privilege,” Wyatt Publication, March 2, 2022
“NLRB’s Activity Surrounding Petitioned-For Bargaining Units Signals Implementation of President Biden’s Agenda,” Wyatt Employment Law Report Blog.
- “College Athletes at Private Institutions Graduate to ‘Employee Status’ According to NLRB General Counsel,” Wyatt Employment Law Report Blog.