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
Robert Mintz quoted in “Gates Ready to Plead Guilty and Turn on Manafort, Report Says,” which appeared in Bloomberg Politics
Some Banks Like it Small
For many banks, getting larger — via mergers or adding customers — is key to offering comprehensive services while keeping operational costs down. But for others, smaller is better. Independent community banks often tout their ties to local towns and focus on how their staff, loan officers and Continue Reading
With Trial Looming, Attorneys for Wilmington Trust, Government Spar over Evidence
The trial of four former Wilmington Trust executives has been postponed until March of next year, and it will not include the bank as a defendant. Among the evidentiary questions considered was a piece of correspondence between bank executives and federal regulators that defense attorneys say Continue Reading
Banking on Technology
It was an attention-grabber when TD Bank Group, with U.S. headquarters in Cherry Hill, acquired Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Layer 6 Inc. Yet the move also represents just the latest example of how the banking industry is shedding its stodgy image in a full-blown embrace of Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed in “Bloomberg Law: High Bar for Public Corruption Cases,” which appeared on Bloomberg Radio
New Jersey Supreme Court grants leave for oral argument on behalf of amici curiae trade associations in class action consumer fraud litigation
The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted leave for McCarter to argue on behalf of amici curiae New Jersey Business & Industry Association, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. At issue in the case is whether the arbitration clause in Continue Reading
Call to Ax Weakest Whistleblower Cases Seen as Scaring Away Some Relators
The chances of winning a whistleblower suit against the U.S. government are expected to become slimmer, thanks to a recent Department of Justice memo highlighting the government’s right to dismiss False Claims Act cases when it declines to participate. Thomas Finn of McCarter & English in Continue Reading