Nobel laureate Dr. Tasuku Honjo and his commercial partners last week lost a US Federal Circuit appeal in their dispute with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over the ownership of six patents covering revolutionary cancer immunotherapy methods. The CAFC upheld a Massachusetts district court finding Continue Reading
DOL Scales Back on Double Damages in Prelitigation Settlements
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has, effective July 1, stopped seeking double damages—referred to as liquidated damages—in many cases that it settles before suing. But it still will seek them in litigation. "With this new announcement, the DOL is essentially providing a carrot to employers Continue Reading
COVID-19 Prompts Changes in NJ Summer Associate Programs
As in just about all areas of the legal world in 2020, law firm summer associate programs at New Jersey firms and offices have changed in a pandemic year—with a few firms suspending their programs, some shortening them, and still others going entirely or mostly virtual with them. In all cases Continue Reading
COVID-19 Disruption Reshapes NJ Supply Chains
The supply-chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have forced companies in busy distribution hubs like New Jersey to relax contract terms to address immediate issues, and reshape neglected long-term strategies to establish sources closer to home, Garden State attorneys said. McCarter & Continue Reading
McCarter Expands Its Real Estate Capabilities with Addition of Rolan Joni Young, Christine Owens Morgan to Hartford Office
Join us in welcoming Rolan Joni Young as a partner and Chrsitine Owens Morgan as special counsel in our Real Estate Practice Group. Rolan brings her leadership in the affordable housing, economic development, community development, and community-based healthcare development and regulatory arenas. Continue Reading
McCarter & English’s Pro Bono Program Ranks #71 on The American Lawyer’s 2020 Pro Bono Scorecard
McCarter & English’s pro bono program has been ranked #71 on The American Lawyer’s 2020 Pro Bono Scorecard, a survey of pro bono performance among top US law firms. This improvement of 10 places from the prior year- recognizes significant increases in the two measurements The American Lawyer Continue Reading
McCarter Broadens Its Energy Capabilities with Addition of Randy Elliott
McCarter & English is pleased to have Randy Elliott rejoin the firm as a partner in the Washington, DC, office in the Environment & Energy Practice Group. Randy was most recently senior director, regulatory counsel for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), and prior to Continue Reading
Businesses Monitor Risks Outside of 9 to 5
Against the backdrop of large gatherings ranging from protests to political rallies to picnics at the beach, employers trying to enhance workplace safety in a time of COVID-19 are increasingly asking what they can do when their employees take risks outside of work. Employers should balance the Continue Reading
Miami Litigator Achieves Childhood Dreams of Baseball, Municipal, Legal Careers
Ira Gonzalez is featured in this profile from Daily Business Review. Continue Reading
Scott Kobler Receives NJBIZ 2020 ICON Award
McCarter partner Scott Kobler has been recognized for a lifetime of notable business success and strong leadership in New Jersey’s public media and arts community. Through an independent panel of judges, the awards program recognizes NJ business leaders for work throughout their careers not Continue Reading