When McCarter & English launched its Pro Bono Fellowship for the City of Newark in mid-2018, it was firm pro bono partner Michelle Pallak who successfully pushed the firm to hire a full-time pro bono fellow to represent tenants in the firm’s home city. And in 2019, the firm hired Abdul-Rehman Continue Reading
David Kott Testifies before NJ Senate Committee on Proposed Lead Paint Legislation
David Kott testified before the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee in opposition to S 697, which would overrule the New Jersey Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in In re Lead and allow the New Jersey Attorney General to file public nuisance lawsuits against manufacturers of lead paint. Continue Reading
Third Circuit Delivers Ruling Potentially Affecting PRPs Seeking Contribution Protection under CERCLA
The Third Circuit issued an important decision last week regarding the contribution protection afforded to parties who enter into approved settlement agreements with a state or the federal government under Section 113(f)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Continue Reading
Cocrystal Pharma’s Reforms To End $27M Stock Plot Suits
Cocrystal Pharma Inc. will implement a series of corporate reforms to settle three derivative suits brought by shareholders over an alleged $27 million pump-and-dump scheme that drove down the value of the company's stock, according to a motion Friday in New Jersey federal court seeking preliminary Continue Reading
Family Matters: Why The Wealthy Are Reconsidering Their Estate Plans
ESTATENVY spoke to top estate-planning and tax attorneys regarding trends they are seeing in the pandemic and how they are advising their clients during an election year. Location is playing a factor in real estate acquisition as well, according to Estate Planning Partner at McCarter & Continue Reading
Joann Lytle Appointed Co-Chair of D&O and Management Liability Committee of the ACCC
Joann Lytle was appointed Co-Chair of the D&O and Management Liability Committee of the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC) for the 2020 – 2021 year. Continue Reading
Pam Moore Appointed to Merit Selection Panel
Pam Moore has been appointed to the Merit Selection Panel to seek the replacement for Judge Garfunkel, U.S.M.J. for the District of Connecticut. Continue Reading
William J. Palatucci to Join McCarter & English on August 31
William J. Palatucci, one of New Jersey’s most prominent and widely respected attorneys, is joining McCarter & English LLP as a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation Practice, effective August 31, where he will also be supporting the firm’s rapidly expanding Government Affairs Continue Reading
William J. Palatucci Joins McCarter & English
William J. Palatucci, one of New Jersey’s most prominent and widely respected attorneys, is joining McCarter & English LLP as a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation Practice, effective August 31, where he will also be supporting the firm’s rapidly expanding Government Affairs Practice. Continue Reading
Moy Ogilvie Discusses the McCarter Social Justice Project
McCarter partner and Hartford Office Managing Partner Moy Ogilvie commented on her experiences as a Black attorney and about the McCarter & English Social Justice Project--which has a goal to dismantle structural racism and combat racial inequities nationally--and about her optimism for the Continue Reading