A New Jersey town wrongly increased the value of a commercial property using a prior year’s assessment that was later invalidated, the state tax court has found, cutting two assessments down by around $20 million each. Partner Dan Zazzali, who represents property owner Plaza Twenty Three, said Continue Reading
McCarter Team, Through an Amicus Brief, Successfully Defends Children Against Abusers
McCarter partner Wyley Proctor filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Women’s Bar Association and Massachusetts Law Reform Institute in a landmark case deciding how Massachusetts treats evidence of domestic abuse in child custody modification cases. In its Dec. 26th decision, the Massachusetts Continue Reading
Will Lawsuit over Old Jacksonville Landfill Site Still Mention Landfill?
Ira Gonzalez is quoted in this article about a lawsuit brought by homeowners in Jacksonville’s Fairway Oaks against Habitat for Humanity's local affiliate HabiJax. Continue Reading
5 Top Labor and Employment Laws & Regs from 2019
McCarter partner Hugh Murray and other thought leaders discuss with Law360 the laws and regulations that made waves in 2019. For example, the National Labor Relations Board issued a rule scaling back an Obama-era regulation that had been intended to streamline the process for workers to vote on Continue Reading
Chondrial Therapeutics and Zafgen Announce Definitive Merger Agreement
A multidisciplinary team of McCarter lawyers advised Chondrial Therapeutics, Inc., on its definitive merger agreement with Zafgen, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZFGN) under which Chondrial will acquire Zafgen in a reverse merger wherein the stockholders of Chondrial will become the majority owners of Zafgen’s Continue Reading
Amazon Protest Could Lead to a Rebid of $10B Pentagon Cloud Contract
Amazon Web Services Inc.’s bid protest of the $10 billion cloud contract award for Microsoft Corp. will delay the contract’s implementation and could lead to the DoD rebidding the work. In the event of a court-ordered rebid, the DoD could change the terms of the request for the work, but that may Continue Reading
Pentagon Dismisses Amazon Questions over Esper’s Recusal in “War Cloud” Case
The Pentagon is rejecting a key part of Amazon’s lawsuit over whether President Trump improperly intervened in a $10 billion cloud-computing contract. A DoD spokeswoman said Amazon was incorrect when it alleged that the Pentagon had already chosen Microsoft as the contract winner by the time Defense Continue Reading
McCarter Opens Trenton Lobbying Shop
McCarter & English is solidifying its move into lobbying practice, opening a small office near the state capitol. The satellite, at 162 West State St., provides a base of operations for the firm’s government affairs practice, according to the attorney who leads it, Guillermo Artiles. “The Continue Reading
American Lawyer Names McCarter & English the 2019 Regional Litigation Department of the Year for New Jersey
The American Lawyer has named McCarter & English the 2019 Regional Litigation Department of the Year for New Jersey. The awards celebrate the legal profession’s finest individuals and firms across the country. The publication stated, “Whether it was a memorabilia fraud suit on behalf of the Continue Reading
McCarter & English Opens Trenton Office; Updates Website and Logo
McCarter & English has opened an office in Trenton to support its government affairs practice. Guillermo Artiles, who runs McCarter’s government affairs practice, manages the office. He is a former member of Gov. Phil Murphy’s legal team. He is joined by former federal prosecutor and McCarter Continue Reading