Growing concerns around supply chain threats have led to the DoD’s increased regulatory focus on strengthening and securing the federal supply chain with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework. Current and prospective contractors should be preparing now for compliance with Continue Reading
Omar Bareentto Named to Lawyers of Color’s Hot List 2020
Omar Bareentto was named to Lawyers of Color’s Hot List 2020. The honorees were chosen by a selection committee that accepted nominations from mentors, peers, and colleagues, and researched legal publications to identify promising candidates. Continue Reading
The Cannabis Resource Issue
McCarter partner Guillermo Artiles is quoted throughout the ROI-NJ Cannabis Resource Issue. As the New Jersey adult-use cannabis market in New Jersey takes shape, Artiles discusses what to watch for in the next 12 months, what the barriers to entry could be, the unique capabilities McCarter Continue Reading
Getting Started with CMMC: Understanding Goals, Requirements, and Challenges
The SolarWinds event has caused intense scrutiny of the exposure of commercial enterprises as well as government agencies to supply chain cyber threats. Well before SolarWinds was publicized, the federal government had increased its regulatory focus on strengthening and securing the federal supply Continue Reading
From Viral Joke to Impeachment Backer: How Chris Christie Survived Trump’s Presidency
McCarter partner Bill Palatucci, a close friend of former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, speaks with The Record about Christie’s unique position relative to many other supporters and officials in the Trump administration and how Christie has maintained his reputation throughout the former Continue Reading
David Kott Argues in the NJ Appellate Division in Medical Device Products Liability Case
On January 25, 2021 David Kott presented oral argument in the New Jersey Appellate Division on behalf of defendant C. R. Bard, Inc. in McGinnis v. Bard. The primary issues on the appeal were the admissibility of 510(k) evidence and whether punitive damages are recoverable as a matter of Continue Reading
Three Takeaways from the Ninth Circuit’s Meal and Rest Break Ruling
The Ninth Circuit's blessing of a US Department of Transportation finding that California's meal and rest break rules are preempted and cannot be applied to interstate commercial truckers reinforced Chevron deference and bolstered business' efforts to clamp down on class action Continue Reading
Raucous 2021 Awaits FCA Litigants after Low-Key Year
False Claims Act recoveries were modest overall in 2020, but the relatively calm year seeded the clouds for a stormy 2021 by generating tremendous government spending on pandemic relief, a record number of new cases and a potentially game-changing decision in a closely watched area of Medicare fraud Continue Reading
How Law Firms Are Hiring to Adapt to a Biden Presidency
Law firms have been busy hiring in the lead-up to Joe Biden's inauguration, beefing up in a number of practice areas that are likely to see more work under the new presidential administration, chief among them environmental and white collar. Every time there is a new presidential administration Continue Reading
NJ Attorneys Tapped as Biden Delegates Hopeful for Big Changes
The inauguration of President Joe Biden, coupled with a Democrat-controlled Congress, could mean big things for historically blue New Jersey, and attorneys who served as delegates for Biden to the Democratic National Convention expect many helpful policies in relatively short order. "This is Continue Reading