Judge Sue L. Robinson of the District of Delaware, who announced Friday that she has taken senior status, has attained a national reputation as a patent specialist in her decades on the bench, and her departure will be a major loss for the patent hotspot, attorneys say. Judge Robinson, who joined Continue Reading
McCarter Top 10 Firm in PitchBook League Tables
PitchBook, a comprehensive source of information on the activities of venture capital and private equity firms as well as their affiliated service providers, has ranked McCarter & English among the most active law firms in its 2016 Global League Tables. McCarter ranked in the top ten at the Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Judge Weighs Probable Cause for Criminal Complaint Against Chris Christie,” which appeared in The Wall Street Journal
McCarter’s Intellectual Property Group Commended by The World Trademark Review 1000 2017
Eight McCarter & English partners have been recognized by The World Trademark Review, the prestigious research directory that acknowledges the world’s leading trademark practices and professionals. Since 2013 McCarter’s trademark attorneys in Boston, Newark, and New York practices have been Continue Reading
Trump’s Contracting by Twitter Likely to Backfire
President Donald Trump's efforts to involve himself in the federal contracting process through Twitter are unprecedented, and could inadvertently drive up costs or touch off lawsuits if he doesn't soon take a more hands-off approach, attorneys said. Presidents using their "bully pulpit" — a term Continue Reading
Home Depot Escapes Whirlpool Energy Star Label Row
David Kott represented Sears and Lowe’s and they were dismissed from this class action in which the plaintiffs alleged that certain Whirlpool washing machines were incorrectly labeled as energy-efficient. Continue Reading
Spirit Aerosystems Mulls Sending U.S. Supply Chain Jobs Overseas
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., a major supplier to aircraft maker Boeing Co, is considering outsourcing up to 85 U.S. supply chain jobs, possibly to a company overseas, according to three people familiar with the plan. The Wichita, Kansas-based maker of aerospace components notified workers in Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed on “Bloomberg Law: Walters Asks for Insider Trading Case to be Thrown Out,” which appeared in Bloomberg Radio
Robert Mintz quoted in “Who Will Be the Next Top Prosecutor in Jersey?” which appeared in The Record
Stimulating the Local Economy Through Pro Bono
La Liga del Barrio, Philadelphia’s first Latino youth basketball league, began as one small pickup team for kids. Approached more than 16 years ago by then-City Councilman Angel L. Ortiz, and with initial financial support from the Philadelphia 76ers, Raymond Alvarez and other community leaders Continue Reading