The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a regulatory scheme that required home-care providers for Medicaid recipients to pay fees to a union, but declined to overturn precedent allowing public sector unions to collect fees from nonunion workers. Here, attorneys tell Law360 why the decision Continue Reading
Lawyers Weigh In On High Court’s Recess Appointment Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down President Barack Obama's three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, but took a broad view of the president's appointment power. Here, attorneys tell Law360 why the decision in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning is Continue Reading
Big Investors Gain Edge As SEC Ramps Up PE Fee Scrutiny
As U.S. regulators shine a spotlight on how private equity firms charge fees and allocate expenses, some asset managers are using the scrutiny to gain leverage in new investment negotiations, experts say. Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other asset managers that have long been the Continue Reading
McCarter & English featured in “New Jersey Powerhouse: McCarter & English” in Law360
It would be tough to navigate Newark without McCarter. That is, the McCarter Highway, the stretch of Route 21 that carries commuters into New Jersey's most populous city. And it's arguably just as difficult to navigate Newark's legal landscape without McCarter & English LLP, the state's oldest Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “U.S. Supreme Court’s Milestone Ruling Protects Cellphone Privacy,” on Reuters
5 Ways States are Luring Small Business
At a time when many states are looking to attract job-creating businesses to their cities, more are getting serious about making themselves inviting to entrepreneurs. According to a recent study cited by the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurial Leadership, 95 percent of municipalities offer some Continue Reading
Sheri Pastor quoted in Law360, “Supermarkets, Lexington Battle Over $22M Sandy Deductible”
6 Tips for Shaving Down a Hotel Tax Bill
Hotels can have a hard time scoring fair tax assessments given their complicated revenue streams. And now that the lodging business is booming, some experts predict, tax bills will rise, too—and not always justly.“Assessors just make mistakes, and they don't recognize that some of the hotels, Continue Reading
Lawyers Weigh In on High Court’s Software Patent Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that computerized abstract ideas are not patent eligible. Here, attorneys tell Law360 why the decision in Alice Corp. Pty Ltd. v. CLS Bank International is significant. Continue Reading
McCarter Receives Fourth Consecutive WILEF Gold Standard Certificate
The Women in Law Empowerment Forum is awarding McCarter & English its Gold Standard Certification for the fourth consecutive year. WILEF's Gold Standard program certifies law firms that promote women into positions of top leadership and compensation and empower women within the legal profession. Continue Reading