McCarter & English, LLP is pleased to announce that effective immediately Thomas “Tom” Finn has been elected as the newest member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Cynthia Keliher has been reelected to the committee. “Tom and Cynthia are among our most accomplished lawyers and leaders, Continue Reading
Head Start for Bill to Regulate New Jersey Crypto Companies
A new bill seeking to regulate New Jersey crypto companies working with digital assets and financial services is a big improvement over last year’s version, industry insiders said this week. New Jersey Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez’s interest in Bitcoin began with complaints from elderly Continue Reading
Nine McCarter Trademark Attorneys Named to World Trademark Review 1000 2020 Edition
Nine partners in McCarter’s Intellectual Property practice have been named to the 2020 edition of World Trademark Review 1000, the prestigious research directory that acknowledges the world’s leading trademark practices and professionals. Since 2013 McCarter’s trademark attorneys in Boston, Continue Reading
Coronavirus Raises Insurance Questions but Catastrophe-Tested Insurers Are Prepared
Insurance Recovery, Litigation & Counseling chair Sheri Pastor and her colleague Jennifer Strutt are quoted in an Insurance Journal report discussing the coronavirus’ impact on the insurance industry and the many questions a global pandemic raises for policyholders in relation to multiple Continue Reading
Lopez Introduces Bill to Create Consumer-Friendly Protections and Regulations in Virtual Currency Industry
On February 18, 2020, one Bitcoin was worth 9,719 traditional dollars. However, there’s no guarantee that value will be the same next week, next month, or in the next few seconds. The cryptocurrency industry, which came into the mainstream with the advent of Bitcoin in 2009, continues to expand Continue Reading
Judge Grants Amazon Motion for Pause in Microsoft’s Pentagon Contract Work
A U.S. judge on Thursday granted Amazon.com Inc’s request to temporarily halt the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from moving forward on an up-to-$10 billion cloud computing deal that Amazon says reflected undue influence by President Donald Trump. Alexander Major, a partner at Continue Reading
David Kott Elected to be a Fellow in the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
David Kott was elected to be a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers at the Academy’s recent meeting. The American Academy of Appellate Lawyers was founded in 1990 to recognize outstanding appellate lawyers and promote the improvement of appellate advocacy and the administration of Continue Reading
Amazon Seeks to Depose Trump, Esper in JEDI Bid Protest
Amazon Web Services is seeking to depose President Trump and Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper in a high-stakes protest over the Pentagon’s handling of a $10 billion cloud computing contract, court records show. The motion filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims significantly raises the Continue Reading
CMMC Audit Process Remains a Mystery in DOD Cybersecurity Plan
The Pentagon's new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements are raising concerns about how defense contractors will implement those standards when details are missing on how contractors can get audited and certified. Through various drafts of the plan, the department slashed Continue Reading
David Kott Argues Case before NJ Supreme Court Weighing Enforceability of Electronic Employee Arbitration Agreement in Pfizer Case
McCarter partner David Kott argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court on behalf of amici curiae New Jersey Business and Industry Association, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey in Skuse v Pfizer. The New Jersey Law Journal quoted portions of Continue Reading