After a long and hard-fought jury trial, a team from McCarter & English led by Adam Saravay persuaded a jury to reject an $80 million trade secrets case that the fragrance and flavor giant Givaudan SA brought against a prominent perfumer and his new company. Continue Reading
New York Real Estate Journal: Professional Profile
Real Estate Practice Group Leader, Jeff Petit was featured in the New York Real Estate Journal. Continue Reading
USPTO Nixes CoreLogic Real Estate Patent In AIA Review
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled claims of a CoreLogic Solutions LLC patent on a computerized method of appraising real estate, ruling after examining the patent under an America Invents Act review program that it claimed a nonpatentable abstract idea. In a final decision in a Continue Reading
Record Shattering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Slowdown: What’s Next?
Corporate bankruptcy activity has declined to an unprecedented and record-breaking low-despite pundit predictions. Jeff Testa, partner at McCarter & English said, "We were expecting a lot of action on the restructuring and Insolvency front, but what we got were fewer Chapter 11 filings, Continue Reading
Federal Jury Rules Former Givaudan Employee Did Not Steal Trade Secrets
Fragrance Co. Loses $80M Trade Secrets Suit
Givaudan Fragrances Corp. lost its $80 million suit against a former executive after a New Jersey federal jury ruled he did not steal the trade secrets to 650 of its fragrances and share them with the Givaudan competitor that wooed him away. In a case that has been billed as the largest New Continue Reading
Frank Ferruggia named chairman of the Newark Regional Business Partnership
Frank Ferruggia, a partner with the Newark-based law firm McCarter & English, has been named the new chairman of the board of the Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP). Ferruggia has been a member of the group's board of directors for more than two decades, according to a news release. Continue Reading
Q&A: Hartford Lawyers Decode CT’s Business Litigation Landscape
Q&A talks about business litigation in Connecticut with McCarter & English LLP business and financial services litigation group partners Thomas J. Finn and Paula Cruz Cedillo. Q: You've co-authored a new book entitled Connecticut Business Litigation. What's the primary purpose behind the Continue Reading
Fund Raises $350K to aid needy adults and children
The Greater Newark Holiday Fund raised more than $350,000 during its 2013 campaign. Frank Ferruggia, president of the Greater Newark Holiday Fund and partner at McCarter & English said, "While the economy has improved, the poor and underprivileged still struggle to meet ends meet during this Continue Reading
Steve Vajtay named to NBJIZ Power 100 list
NJBIZ named Steve Vajtay – and by implication, the firm – to its list of New Jersey’s 100 most powerful business persons or entities. The magazine’s annual Power 100 ranking included nine law firms, with the remainder of the slots going to people in government or industry. Continue Reading