Guillermo Artiles, who left McCarter & English one year ago to serve as associate counsel to NJ Gov. Phil Murphy, has returned to the firm, where he will be instrumental in building the Government Affairs practice. He is a partner in the firm’s Newark office. “When I went to the governor’s Continue Reading
New Jersey Cases to Watch in 2019
Robert Mintz is quoted in Law360 on a recent decision from the Third Circuit that upheld seven wire fraud and conspiracy counts but dismissed two civil rights-related convictions against William E. Baroni Jr. and Bridget Anne Kelly, the former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive Continue Reading
Gov’t Contracts Cases to Watch in 2019
Alex Major is quoted in a Law360 examination of high-profile False Claims Act legal decisions to anticipate in 2019, some of which will focus on revisiting the issue of materiality to resolve a growing circuit split. The Supreme Court in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United Continue Reading
Four PE Trends to Keep Tabs on in 2019
Private equity players have continued to raise capital and make deals with gusto in 2018. As 2019 begins, lawyers should keep an eye on trends such as the industry’s increasing interest in technology and a continued convergence of private equity and venture capital. The increasing focus on tech Continue Reading
New Jersey Cases to Watch in 2019
Ed Fanning comments on two landmark New Jersey Supreme Court rulings in Law360’s report “New Jersey Cases to Watch in 2019.” Ed co-authored an amicus brief with David Kott and presented oral argument before the court in favor of adopting the Daubert factor-based approach for Continue Reading
Government Contractors, Shutdown Makes for an Uncertain Holiday Break
For D.C.-area companies that get their revenue from government contracts, it’s shaping up to be a stressful holiday break. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday that the Senate has adjourned until Thursday after President Trump threatened to veto any spending bill that didn’t include $5 Continue Reading
Top Gov’t Contracts Cases from the 2nd Half of 2018
Courts have handed down a number of important decisions for federal contractors in the second half of 2018, with the Federal Circuit having been particularly busy, addressing issues ranging from an important federal preference law to how specific agency corrective action must be. Agencies Have Continue Reading
Flynn’s Suggestion He Was Set up by FBI Backfires Badley as Sentencing Judge Shows His Displeasure
Robert Mintz quoted in “Flynn's Suggestion He Was Set up by FBI Backfires Badley as Sentencing Judge Shows His Displeasure,” which appeared in The Washington Post. Continue Reading
Flynn Drew Judge’s Ire With ‘Guilty-But-Not-Really’ Filing: Experts
Robert Mintz quoted in “Flynn Drew Judge’s Ire With 'Guilty-But-Not-Really' Filing: Experts,” which appeared on ABC News. Continue Reading
Epic, Janus Highlight 2018’s Biggest Employment Rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court's blockbuster twin bill of Epic Systems and Janus — which blessed employers' use of arbitration pacts with class action waivers and curtailed public-sector unions' ability to collect fees from nonmembers — highlighted a crop of 2018 rulings that are likely to leave a lasting Continue Reading