McCarter is a proud sponsor of the American Public Gas Association’s Annual Conference held July 26-29 in Providence, Rhode Island. The conference is the largest gathering of professionals of municipal and community-owned natural gas utilities and energy industry leaders who support the utilities. Continue Reading
IIJA, BABA, Other Recent Developments in Buy American Compliance
This is session 4 of 4 in the Buy American and Domestic Preference Series. Philip Lee explores the rapidly changing domestic preference landscape. He provides an update of recent proposed and final changes to the BAA/TAA regulations, new domestic preference enforcement activity, and reviews Continue Reading
Who Said Your Estate or Trust Wasn’t Taxable?
Think you only have to worry about federal taxes when developing an estate plan? Think again! Tim Ferges presents at the 2026 NYU Summer Tax Institute in New York City. He will cover “State Death Taxes and Fiduciary Income Taxes: Who Said Your Estate or Trust Wasn’t Taxable?” While the Tax Cuts and Continue Reading
Brave New World: Bid Protests in 2026 and Beyond
Any industry insider can tell you that bid protests have become – for good or for ill – an inevitable feature of many procurements. For that reason, successful contractors know how to both successfully assert a protest challenging a competitor’s improper award, and successfully defend against Continue Reading
The BAA/TAA and DOD
This is session 3 of 4 in the Buy American and Domestic Preference Series. In this course, Philip Lee leads a tour through the domestic preference requirements that apply to Department of Defense procurements. He examines the differences (or no) between the Buy American Act/Trade Agreements Act Continue Reading
Trust Me: The Drafting Fundamentals You Need to Know
Tim Ferges presents at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) seminar where he discusses New Jersey’s Trust Code and its impact on estate planning with trusts, the administration of trusts, and litigation involving trusts. Continue Reading
2026 Ethics Update: AI, Cybersecurity, and the Cyberworld
McCarter & English partner John Garde joins speakers during “Recent Developments in New Jersey Law 2026 Update,” presented by the New Jersey State Bar Association. During the program, John discusses the latest legal developments across the state and provides a comprehensive update on Continue Reading
Teaming & Subcontracts
Each year, the Government spends hundreds of billions of dollars on prime contracts. Much of that money is spent by prime contractors on subcontracting arrangements. In this interactive tutorial, Maria Panichelli provides companies with critical guidance related to negotiating, performing and Continue Reading
The Fundamentals of the Trade Agreements Act
This is session 2 of 4 in the Buy American and Domestic Preference Series. Philip Lee introduces the Trade Agreements Act and explores when and how it applies, with a particular focus on how it interacts with the Buy American Act. He explores how to identify situations where an exception to the Continue Reading
The Fundamentals of the Buy American Act
This is session 1 of 4 in the The Buy American Act and Domestic Preference Series. Philip Lee introduces the Buy American Act and the clauses and regulations implementing the BAA. He discusses the basic requirements of the BAA, and what exceptions to the Buy American Act requirements may apply Continue Reading