Data breaches at Target, Home Depot and more recently JPMorgan Chase have grabbed the biggest headlines this year, but threats aren't limited to for-profit entities, according to lawyers in a seemingly growing data-security practice area. Universities haven't been immune to so-called Continue Reading
Lawyers on the Fast Track – 2014
Philip Amoa has been named to the Legal Intelligencer's list of 2014 "Lawyers on the Fast Track" and is profiled in the special supplement on the 36 attorneys receiving the honor. The supplement aims to "shine a light on the outstanding young attorneys in Pennsylvania and the work they are doing to Continue Reading
Apple, Google to Face Legal Backlash to Encryption Plan
The newest Apple Inc. and Google Inc. smartphone operating systems will feature novel default encryption settings that will block law enforcement from accessing data stored on the phones, a plan that experts say is likely to spark courtroom and legislative battles over law enforcement's ability to Continue Reading
Bid First, Diligence Later Becomes New Norm in PE Auctions
The average length of time it takes for private equity firms to close deals has soared this year as many investment funds have turned the traditional auction process on its head by putting up offers before determining if the target is a company they really want to buy. Some buyers facing steep Continue Reading
Sheri Pastor mentioned in “Urban Outfitters Sues Continental Over $2M in Sandy Losses,” which appeared in Law360
McCarter & English Grows VC Bench with SorinRand Merger
McCarter & English LLP, New Jersey's oldest law firm, said Monday it is combining with East Brunswick-based SorinRand LLP in a move that will expand SorinRand’s depth and breadth of resources and enhance McCarter’s venture capital and technology practice groups with additional expertise.The Continue Reading
Philip Amoa Named to The Legal Intelligencer’s 2014 “Lawyers on the Fast Track”
PHILADELPHIA – A prestigious publication that covers law and the legal profession in Philadelphia has named Philip Amoa, a corporate lawyer with McCarter & English, to its 2014 list of “Lawyers on the Fast Track.”The Legal Intelligencer will publish its list of up-and-coming stars, with Continue Reading
N.J. Asbestos Litigation Still Active and Still Evolving
Even decades after the end of most U.S. production of asbestos, litigation against the companies that made it or put it in their products is alive and well in the state courts of New Jersey. John Garde of McCarter & English in Newark, who has been defending asbestos suits for almost 30 years, Continue Reading