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
Bogus Court-Appearance Notices Can Email Viruses, Lawyers Told
Courts around the country are circulating warnings about virus-bearing emails that purport to be notices of court hearings. Scott Christie, a former assistant U.S. attorney who headed the District of New Jersey office's Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Section(and currently partner at Continue Reading
New Leadership, but the Same Mission, For Holiday Fund
As the 2013 Greater Newark Holiday Fund nears its end, the agency has announced changes in its leadership. However, Frank Ferruggia a partner at McCarter & English will continue to serve as a board member of the holiday fund. He has been elected Chairman of the Newark Regional Business Continue Reading
Some States Are Moving to Loosen Their Estate Taxes
For most of the United States, the estate tax is now something only the very wealthy have to plan for. The federal exemption for an individual this year is now $5.34 million, or $10.68 million for a married couple. And that amount is indexed to inflation, so it will continue to rise. The exception Continue Reading
Philadelphia VIP Board Taps Longtime Pro Bono Volunteer Philip Amoa
PHILADELPHIA – Philip D. Amoa, a corporate attorney from McCarter & English’s Philadelphia office with an extensive track record in pro bono legal representation, has been elected unanimously to the board of directors of Philadelphia VIP, one of the area’s leading providers of pro bono legal Continue Reading
Kenneth R. Meyer Joins McCarter & English
Kenneth R. Meyer, a product liability defense practitioner, has joined McCarter & English as a partner after 28 years at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman. His 28 years at Porzio included 16 years as chair of the product liability and then life sciences practice groups. Mr. Meyer, who is Continue Reading
Ken Meyer’s arrival to McCarter & English featured in Law360
McCarter & English LLP has bolstered its product liability practice group with the addition of a Porzio Bromberg & Newman attorney, who also has experience in life sciences, in its Newark, N.J., office, the firm said Tuesday. Kenneth R. Meyer, a senior trial lawyer certified by the New Continue Reading