The Women's Bar Foundation will present Wyley S. Proctor with the Nery J. Arrano Award for her outstanding service to the WBF’s low-income clients on May 16, 2019. The WBF will honor Wyley for her leadership in developing a referral relationship between McCarter & English’s pro bono panel and Continue Reading
Agency Deference May Snag 9th Circuit Meal, Rest Break Row
California may struggle with its Ninth Circuit bid to invalidate the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent decision that the state’s meal and rest break rules are preempted by federal law and cannot be enforced against interstate trucking companies. As the federal safety regulator for Continue Reading
Lawyer Spotlight UPDATE: Guillermo Artiles, McCarter & English Lawyer–Lobbyist
Guillermo Artiles, partner in the Government Affairs and Intellectual Property & Information Technology Practices in McCarter’s Newark office, returns to the firm after a year of public service in New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s administration. Moy Ogilvie, McCarter’s Diversity and Inclusion Continue Reading
Jeff Bezos Stumps up to Find Pants Pic Blackmailer
Jeff Bezos's bold stand against an apparent blackmail attempt by American Media Inc. (AMI) has won him some rare praise. “There is a chance that a prosecutor looks at these facts and decides they rise to the level of extortion,” said Robert Mintz. The Bezos revelations are a headache, then, for Continue Reading
National Enquirer’s Parent Says It Will Thoroughly Investigate Extortion Allegations Made by Jeff Bezos
The National Enquirer’s parent company said that it had “acted lawfully” but pledged to thoroughly investigate extortion claims by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Robert Mintz said that Bezos’s allegations, if accurate, could have serious consequences for both prosecutors and AMI. “This could constitute Continue Reading
Mass. Patent Troll Bill May Be Just a Superfluous Solution
A Massachusetts state senator recently filed his second attempt at bringing patent troll regulations to the Bay State, but industry insiders tell Law360 the bill amounts to a solution in search of a problem, arguing patent trolling has not done much to hamper the state's innovation economy. Continue Reading
Bezos Blackmail Claims Follow Tabloid Immunity Deal Requiring “No Crimes Whatsoever”
When the National Enquirer’s owner agreed to cooperate in a campaign finance investigation of its payment to a former Playboy model, it obtained an immunity deal that federal prosecutors warned could be voided if the tabloid owner committed any crimes afterward. Less than five months later, Continue Reading
Blackmail Scandal Could Leave Enquirer Boss Pecker Facing Federal Charges
Robert Mintz Quoted in “Blackmail Scandal Could Leave Enquirer Boss Pecker Facing Federal Charges,” which Appeared in The New York Post. Continue Reading
IADC’s First 2019 DCJ Covers Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy Trust Reform and Employment
Kenneth Meyer was quoted in an article in General Counsel News about the International Association of Defense Counsel’s (IADC) newly published Defense Counsel Journal. Kenneth, who is a former board member of the IADC and the current editor and chair of the Board of Editors of the Continue Reading
Trademark Group Named to World Trademark Review 1000 for Sixth Consecutive Year
McCarter’s Intellectual Property Practice has been named to the World Trademark Review 1000 list for the sixth year in a row. The publication touted the group’s ability to direct global brand management, halt counterfeiters in their tracks, and enforce and protect valuable Continue Reading