For the second time in five months, former Wilmington Trust executives are days away from the start of a criminal trial that will determine whether they spend time behind bars. Harra's attorney Michael Kelly claimed the bank was "let go" without even a misdemeanor –– despite numerous felonies Continue Reading
Schools That Can Newark Connects Students with Employers throughout the City
For the last two years, University High School senior Nasia Spencer has been attending a program designed to prepare the city's youth for college and career. She's learned how to write a resume and cover letter and had an opportunity to hone her interview skills with three different companies. "I Continue Reading
Wilmington Trust Execs Want Loan Rule Barred from Trial
Attorneys representing four former Wilmington Trust Corp. executives charged with fraud, conspiracy and securities violations threw a stick at the prosecution's spokes on the eve of trial Friday, asking a Delaware federal judge to forbid references to a pivotal instruction for past-due loan Continue Reading
McCarter & English Appoints New Practice Group and Office Leaders
McCarter & English announced the following changes in leadership, effective March 1, 2018: Cynthia Keliher and Simone Wilson-Brito will serve as co-chairs of the Real Estate Practice GroupMoy Ogilvie will serve as the Hartford Office Managing Partner “Cynthia, Simone,and Moy served as Continue Reading
Financial Metrics Hold Steady for McCarter & English in ’17
With few exceptions, McCarter & English’s firmwide and per-lawyer financial metrics were essentially unchanged last year from fiscal year 2016. Firm leaders, meanwhile, say an ongoing emphasis on efficiency and profit margins have set up the firm well in the competitive market for legal Continue Reading
White House Reaches Informal Deal with Boeing for Air Force One
U.S. President Donald Trump has reached an agreement with the Boeing Co (BA.N) to provide two Air Force One planes for $3.9 billion, the White House said on Tuesday. The "informal deal" will need to be codified in a formal contract with comprehensive, complex terms and conditions said Franklin Continue Reading
Wyley Proctor Selected to The American Lawyer’s Young Lawyer Editorial Board
The American Lawyer's new YL editorial board is a diverse group of individuals from around the world and from all corners of the legal profession. They bring a voice to the profession's younger generation on a range of important issues. The goal of this board is to serve as a voice for the next Continue Reading
Industry Roundtable: Women in Business
Delaware’s strongest business leaders include women on the front lines of growing their organizations, navigating change and mentoring others who will follow in their footsteps. Delaware Business Times sat down with five women from a cross-section of industries to talk about their journey, and the Continue Reading
The Bond Buyer Ranks McCarter & English in Top Five for Bond Counsel for 2018
Firm ranked in top 5 in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire and 9th in the Northeast Region overall for Largest Volume of Bond Issues in The Bond Buyer’s “Northeast Annual Review”. Continue Reading
McCarter & English Joins The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty’s (NLCHP) Lawyers’ Executive Advisory Partner (“LEAP”) Program
In Just Times, a publication of The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (“NLCHP”), McCarter & English was recognized as being the newest member of the NLCHP’s Lawyers’ Executive Advisory Partner (“LEAP”) Program, joining Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and other law firms. LEAP is a Continue Reading