The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law and the New Jersey Defense Association have recognized Edward J. Fanning, Jr. of McCarter & English as a 2015 Professional Lawyer of the Year. The NJDA – the state’s leading organization of civil defense trial attorneys – and the Continue Reading
Independent Women: Mid-life Female Entrepreneurs Finding Their Second Wind
Cheryl Newton, 46, vividly recalls the time, just before 9/11, when designing high-end shoreline Connecticut houses had her on the partner track at the architectural firm where she worked. Married, she had a young, growing family. But something, Newton says, still wasn't quite right. "I have a Continue Reading
Edward Fanning, Jr. and David Kott write amicus curiae brief to New Jersey Appellate Division on behalf of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
Edward Fanning, Jr. and David Kott have submitted an amicus curiae brief to the New Jersey Appellate Division on behalf of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey in In re: Accutane Litigation. The brief addresses the New Jersey Product Liability Act’s presumption of adequacy that applies Continue Reading
NJ Justices Weigh Edge For Builders In Defect Coverage Suits
New Jersey's highest court has agreed to decide whether damages resulting from a subcontractor's defective work on a condominium complex triggered an insurer's duty to defend the general contractor, and attorneys say a ruling favoring the condo association could eliminate an easy out for carriers in Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed in “What Law Enforcement Can Search on Mobile Phones,” which appeared on Bloomberg Law Radio
Successful Companies Often Emerge from Non-Traditional Business Ideas
COMMERCE ASKED SOME OF New Jersey’s top professional services firms about their most unusual clients and we learned of an indoor, vertical vegetable farm in urban Newark; a luxury spa and resort for dogs; and stables that produced American Pharoah, the horse that won the Belmont Stakes and became 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