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Laura J. Mitchell Baker is a counsel with Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Laura represents government contractors in litigation and administrative matters, including contract disputes with state and federal entities, suspension and debarment proceedings, mandatory disclosures to the government, prime-sub disputes, and False Claims Act investigations. Her practice also includes counseling on federal, state, and local government contracts, government contracts due diligence, and regulatory and compliance matters, as well as conducting internal investigations.

On March 22, 2019, the State of Utah amended its non-compete statute for the third time in only three years.

“Strike One” came in 2016, when the State of Utah enacted Utah Code Annotated 34-51-201 et seq.to restrict the validity of post-employment restrict covenants to no more than one year from the date on