The America Invents Act was signed into law 10 years ago. Looking back, McCarter partner Vadim Cherkasov shares his thoughts with IPWatchdog on the overall effect of the Act. Continue Reading
Michele Vaillant Named 2021 M&A Client Service All-Star
McCarter partner Michele Vaillant has been named a 2021 M&A Client Service All-Star by BTI Consulting, which honors a select group of lawyers who stand out for superior client service based on feedback from general counsel and other top legal decision makers. Michele is recognized for Continue Reading
A Business’s Greatest Asset: The Team
Robert Mintz comments in New Jersey Business Magazine about McCarter’s pro bono commitment to supporting Newark residents in landlord/tenant court and individuals transitioning out of incarceration throughout the state. Continue Reading
Former Massachusetts Assistant US Attorney Glenn MacKinlay Joins McCarter & English in Boston
MacKinlay is the second former Assistant US Attorney to join the firm this summer McCarter & English, LLP continues the expansion of its Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group with the addition of Glenn A. MacKinlay as a partner in the firm’s Boston office. Continue Reading
Vaccine Mandates Come with Risks to Employee Pool
McCarter partner Hugh Murray comments to Business Insurance regarding business and legal considerations surrounding mandating the COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace. Continue Reading
Should Employers Resume Voluntary FFCRA Leave Due to Delta Variant?
McCarter partner Hugh Murray comments on some messaging difficulties and questions to ask regarding and extension of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to the Society for Human Resource Management. Continue Reading
Fear Reigns That NJ Crackdown Might Bruise Employers
McCarter partner Tom Doherty comments on new workplace protection laws in New Jersey targeting independent contractor misclassification and how the new statutes could expose businesses to damaging fines and expanded workplace shutdowns in Law360. Continue Reading
Transport Companies Brace for Post-Ida Supply Chain Woes
McCarter partner Ron Leibman comments in Law360 on local supply chain concerns post-Hurricane Ida and where the federal government will likely put its attention. Continue Reading
With New Regs in Place, Cannabis Lawyers Expect More Municipalities Will Opt In
McCarter partner and head of the firm’s Cannabis Group and chair of the Government Affairs practice, Guillermo Artiles, commented to the New Jersey Law Journal regarding New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission releasing guidance for towns and municipalities and signaling the start of the Continue Reading
Jury Awards $4.7 million in Mass. General Genetic Test Patent Trial
A Delaware federal jury found that European genetic testing company Qiagen willfully infringed a pair of patents owned by McCarter client ArcherDX, a biotech company, and Massachusetts General Hospital, awarding royalties and lost profits totaling about $4.7 million. The jury returned its verdict on Continue Reading