Two Newark high schools launched career-focused “academies” this week, bringing Superintendent Roger León closer to his vision of revitalizing the district’s traditional high schools and preparing students for college and careers. Barringer High School now offers a law and safety program that Continue Reading
McCarter’s Sheri Pastor Among the ABA Litigation Section’s 100 Women Who Inspire Us
Insurance Recovery, Litigation & Counseling Group Chair Sheri Pastor will be honored as one of the ABA Litigation Section’s 100 Women Who Inspire Us at the upcoming 2019 Women in Litigation Joint CLE Conference. Part of the ABA Litigation Section’s year-long celebration of the 100th Continue Reading
Law360 Reports on McCarter Delaware Federal Court Case Seeking to Enforce $60 Million Arbitral Win
Law360 discusses a Delaware federal court case in which McCarter and co-counsel are representing the owner of a luxury Moroccan hotel in its efforts to enforce a $60 million arbitral win in a contract dispute with Woodman hotel management company Maroc SARL. The report focuses on a subpoena issued Continue Reading
David Kott Receives NJBIA’s Amicus Societas Award
The New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) has awarded McCarter partner David Kott its newly established Amicus Societas Award in recognition of David’s outstanding contributions to the state’s business community. As chair of NJBIA’s Legal Affairs Committee for the past 15 years, David Continue Reading
Maggie Wallach Elected to Executive Committee
McCarter & English, LLP is pleased to announce that Margarita Wallach has been elected as the newest member of the firm’s Executive Committee, effective immediately. Maggie was elected in recognition of her numerous and varied contributions to the firm and the strategic vision she has Continue Reading
Amazon Could Challenge Loss of $10 Billion Pentagon Cloud Deal as Early as Next Week
The Pentagon has awarded its controversial $10 billion cloud-computing business to Microsoft, snubbing a bid from Amazon. If Amazon decides to fight the DoD’s decision, it could act as early as next week by going to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the US Court of Federal Claims. Continue Reading
New Pressures on Parents in College Scandal
Managing partner of McCarter’s Newark office and former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz discusses the government’s strategy behind the filing of new bribery charges against parents refusing to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. Continue Reading
DoD’s Haste May Spell Turbulent Start for Cybersecurity Plan
Although the DoD has released more information and a pending Version 0.6 for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), there are still unanswered questions and issues that need clarification ahead of the final plan, said McCarter partner Alex Major. “The mad dash to get it done on Continue Reading
Omar Bareentto Honored as a Trailblazer in the Muslim Legal Community
Omar Bareentto will be honored as a trailblazer in the Muslim legal community at the Rutgers Muslim Law Student Association’s Inaugural Gala. Continue Reading
Natalie Mantell Named a “Professional Lawyer of the Year” by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law
McCarter partner Natalie Mantell was honored by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law as a “Professional Lawyer of the Year,” an award presented to lawyers respected by their colleagues for their character, competence and exemplary professional behavior. Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Continue Reading