Adam Swanson and Timothy Salter discuss the upheaval in NY mortgage foreclosure laws that could result from a proposed “foreclosure abuse prevention act” being considered by the NY legislature in their recent New York Law Journal article. They discuss how such an act would uproot well-settled law on Continue Reading
Tax Reporting Requirements for Disregarded Entities with International Activities
Certain entities, while disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, may nevertheless have U.S. tax and related reporting requirements that owners, responsible persons, and some tax professionals are unaware of. Filing requirements for these so-called ‘‘disregarded entities’’ can arise under Continue Reading
The National Law Journal Names Guillermo Artiles to Its Cannabis Law Trailblazers List
Guillermo Artiles was named to the National Law Journal’s 2022 list of Cannabis Law Trailblazers, which honors leaders in the industry who are “agents of change.” His enthusiasm for the work is clear, saying, “I am energized daily by the diverse and collegial nature of this work.” He is a Continue Reading
New Jersey Lawmakers Push to Overtake New York with New Crypto Regulations
Guillermo Artiles, chair of the firm's Government Affairs practice, speaks with Politico Pro about a bill currently making its way through New Jersey state legislature that would create a basic legal framework for digital asset businesses, which lawmakers say will compete with a licensing system in Continue Reading
McCarter & English Welcomes Sarah Schaeffer-Roth as Product Liability Partner
NEW YORK, April 1, 2022 – McCarter & English, LLP has announced that Sarah Schaeffer-Roth has joined the firm’s Product Liability practice in New York as a partner. With extensive experience in asbestos and talc litigation, she defends Fortune 500 and multinational companies in a variety of Continue Reading
David Kott Named a Top 100 New Jersey Lawyer for 2022
David Kott has been named a Top 100 New Jersey Lawyer by Super Lawyers for 2022. This is the 20th year that Mr. Kott has been named as a Top 100 New Jersey Lawyer. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, selects honorees based on independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. No Continue Reading
Scott Kobler Named to NJBIZ Health Care Power 50 List for 2022
McCarter Partner Scott Kobler has been named to the NJBIZ “Health Care Power 50.” The publication commented: Kobler has been an integral player in New Jersey’s health care M&A and financing world for nearly four decades. Much of New Jersey’s health care deal-making activity and the Continue Reading
FinCEN Identifies Significant Threats, Signals Closer Oversight – Global Association of Risk Professionals
In accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, FinCEN in June 2021 issued the first government-wide statements identifying and prioritizing the most significant AML/CFT threats, including corruption, cybercrime, fraud, transnational criminal organizations, drug trafficking, and Continue Reading
Sean Finnigan Named One of the Most Influential Delawareans in Politics
Sean Finnigan, an advisor in our Government Affairs group has been named to the Delaware News Journal’s list of the most influential Delawareans in politics. Sean joined the firm earlier this year after serving as the Chief of Staff for the Delaware House of Representatives for a decade. Continue Reading
Kathleen Carr Co-Authors “Litigation Management by Judges” Chapter in Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (Fifth Edition)
McCarter partner Kathleen B. Carr co-authored the chapter “Litigation Management by Judges” in the treatise Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (Fifth Edition) (co-authored with Hon. George A. O’Toole). Published and jointly released by Thompson Reuters and the American Bar Continue Reading