A New Jersey alcoholic beverage distributor that fired a unionized employee for stealing time didn't violate labor laws by installing a GPS tracking device on the employee’s company truck to assist a private investigator following him, the National Labor Relations Board said in an advisory letter Continue Reading
McCarter & English ranked #8 nationally by active cases, in The Deal’s Q3 2015 bankruptcy league tables
McCarter & English has been ranked #8 nationally by number of active cases in The Deal’s Q3 2015 bankruptcy league tables. Continue Reading
The 5 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make As A Lateral
Joining a new firm can seem like the perfect marriage, but attorneys can sully that relationship or blow it up altogether by failing to do their due diligence before jumping aboard and making other key missteps. Not making sure to understand a firm's culture before sealing the deal is just one Continue Reading
McCarter & English is one of State’s Most Generous Entities
New Jersey Monthly magazine has named McCarter & English one of the state’s most generous companies and firms in the publication’s second annual Great Oak Awards. McCarter was one of three medium-sized company honorees, and one of 10 overall, to receive Great Oak Awards. Kate S. Tomlinson, Continue Reading
5 Midsize Firms to Watch
Facing a fiercely competitive legal market crowded with global BigLaw conglomerates, midsize law firms have to get creative to stand out, and some have done just that in 2015, launching nonlegal business lines, adding attorney teams and building innovative project management software to boost Continue Reading
ALI’s Proposed Penalty For Spurning Defense Irks Insurers
The American Law Institute is set to consider proposals on guidelines for liability insurance law during a pair of meetings this week, including a controversial provision that attorneys say could impose tough penalties on insurers for breaching the duty to defend. The ALI council has already Continue Reading
Veronica Montagna quoted and McCarter & English mentioned in “McCarter & English Lawyer Donates Services to Habitat for Humanity”
Habitat for Humanity's local merger is bringing together local communities and consolidating resources to create a greater impact on Central Jersey. McCarter & English attorney, Veronica Montagna, was paired with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plainfield & Middlesex County by Pro Bono Continue Reading
Small NJ Banks Under Pressure to Merge
Bank analysts are speculating that the Federal Reserve's long-awaited approval last month of M&T Bank Corp.'s plan to buy Paramus-based Hudson City Bancorp for more than $5 billion may signal that the door is open for other bank deals. Some of the same pressures that drove Hudson City into Continue Reading
Military Prep School in New York to Reopen After Bankruptcy Sale
A historic New York prep school whose famous alumni include presidential hopeful Donald Trump is preparing to reopen after a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the nearly $16 million sale of its campus. The 126-year-old New York Military Academy, located in the Hudson Valley, is expected to Continue Reading
PENPAC Endorses Pro-Business Pro-Job Candidates
The Private Enterprise Political Action Committee (PENPAC) announced today its endorsements of pro-business candidates seeking seats in the State’s General Assembly. The endorsements reflect a cross-section of candidates including incumbents, challengers, Democrats and Republicans. These Continue Reading