McCarter & English, LLP is pleased to announce the election of ten new partners, resident in five of the firm’s offices and representing six of its practice groups. Managing Partner Joe Boccassini said: “I congratulate our new class of partners who have shown such extraordinary dedication to Continue Reading
Amazon Faces Tough Choices After Victory for Workers
Following a historic outcome for the worker-led labor union at Amazon’s Staten Island JFK8 warehouse, the company may now face a new set of concerns as it addresses the conditions that allegedly led to the unionization vote. Hugh Murray comments on this development. Continue Reading
NY Legislature Takes Aim at Lenders’ Right to Revoke Mortgage Acceleration
Adam Swanson and Timothy Salter discuss the upheaval in NY mortgage foreclosure laws that could result from a proposed “foreclosure abuse prevention act” being considered by the NY legislature in their recent New York Law Journal article. They discuss how such an act would uproot well-settled law on Continue Reading
New Jersey Lawmakers Push to Overtake New York with New Crypto Regulations
Guillermo Artiles, chair of the firm's Government Affairs practice, speaks with Politico Pro about a bill currently making its way through New Jersey state legislature that would create a basic legal framework for digital asset businesses, which lawmakers say will compete with a licensing system in Continue Reading
David Kott Named a Top 100 New Jersey Lawyer for 2022
David Kott has been named a Top 100 New Jersey Lawyer by Super Lawyers for 2022. This is the 20th year that Mr. Kott has been named as a Top 100 New Jersey Lawyer. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, selects honorees based on independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. No Continue Reading
Scott Kobler Named to NJBIZ Health Care Power 50 List for 2022
McCarter Partner Scott Kobler has been named to the NJBIZ “Health Care Power 50.” The publication commented: Kobler has been an integral player in New Jersey’s health care M&A and financing world for nearly four decades. Much of New Jersey’s health care deal-making activity and the Continue Reading
A Gap in the Health Care Industry: Rethinking the Department of Justice’s Approach to Corporate Compliance Programs and Civil False Claims
An individual or entity charged with criminal or civil violations for corporate wrongdoing or fraud against the government may attempt to use their effective compliance program as evidence to reduce liability. Some scholars and practitioners have suggested that an effective compliance program can Continue Reading
Russian IP Animus Fuels Risk, Uncertainty as Firms Recalibrate
Vadim Cherkasov shares his thoughts with Bloomberg Law as Western entities worry IP protection in Russia may become unfeasible as instability increases over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. “These clients have put in a significant amount financially and through the research and development in these Continue Reading
How McCarter & English Climbed NJ’s Lobbying Firm Ladder
McCarter’s government affairs practice experienced significant growth in revenue over the past year, surpassing the majority of lawyer-lobbying firms in New Jersey in 2021 and earning it a spot among the state’s top 10 lobbying firms for the first time. “The team has worked methodically to Continue Reading
NJ Towns Leave Little Room for Cannabis Law’s Social Goals
Ryan Magee was quoted in the Law360 article “NJ Towns Leave Little Room for Cannabis Law’s Social Goals” on March 15, 2022. With another round of license applications opening this week, the article notes that hundreds of municipalities have banned or restricted cannabis businesses, Continue Reading