Sheri Pastor has been named an Insurance Trailblazer by The National Law Journal in the inaugural 2021 list. Continue Reading
McCarter Strengthens Its Corporate Practice with the Addition of Partner Peter Gennuso
McCarter & English, LLP is pleased to welcome Peter J. Gennuso to its New York office as a partner in its expanding Corporate practice. Peter Gennuso represents startups and established companies throughout their business life cycle. He advises U.S. and international companies on securities Continue Reading
Judge Salas Returns with Mission to Protect the Bench
US District Judge Esther Salas says she plans to return to work today with a full caseload and renewed resolve to push for increased judicial security measures in the wake of her son's shooting death last summer by a self-styled "men's rights" lawyer who was explicitly targeting her. During an Continue Reading
Experts to Cannabis Entrepreneurs: Slow Down, Build Good Team, Do Your Local Research
When considering how to enter New Jersey’s new cannabis business, McCarter partner and cannabis practice chair Guillermo Artiles recommends individuals should be revisiting conversations they may have had with local officials previously, or ignite new ones immediately. The state has done its work by Continue Reading
SCOTUS Declines to Address Circuit Split on FCA “Objective Falsity,” Which May Spur Settlements
The US Supreme Court's refusal to tackle whether False Claims Act liability requires a claim to be objectively false leaves a significant circuit split and may drive an uptick in FCA settlements as defendants consider the costs of extended litigation. For FCA defendants in circuits that have Continue Reading
Moy Ogilvie Named to The Hartford Business Journal’s Power 50 List
McCarter Diversity & Inclusion partner and Hartford office managing partner Moy Ogilvie has been named #39 on the 2021 Power 50 list by Hartford Business Journal. Continue Reading
Omar Bareentto Accepted to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder Program
McCarter lawyer Omar Bareentto has been accepted into the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder Program for the 2021 program year. Through the Pathfinder Program, Omar will join other early-career lawyers for seven months of exploring their careers and the leadership potential they Continue Reading
Black History Month Q&A with Omar Bareentto
What affinity groups are you active in? I am a founding member of The Collective, a professional group of nearly 25 Black male lawyers who represent the best and brightest in private practice, clerkships and in-house counsel across New Jersey. The four goals and objectives of The Collective are: Continue Reading
NJ Supreme Court Adopts McCarter’s Position on Fault Allocation in Personal Injury Case
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that adopted the argument that McCarter had made on behalf of amici curiae the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, and the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey in Maison v. NJ Transit. In Continue Reading
McCarter Ranked Third Most Active Firm in the United States in Defending Product Liability Cases in Federal Court
According to Lex Machina’s Law Firms Activity Report, which analyzed law firm activity from 2018 to 2020 and was released on February 18, McCarter was ranked the third most active defense firm in the United States in product liability cases in federal court, defending more than 12,000 cases. Continue Reading