Kate Roggio Buck, a member of the firm’s Sports and Entertainment industry group who focuses on NCAA sports compliance, spoke with Law.com on the evolving rules concerning name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements and the increase in antitrust lawsuits centering on compensation for NIL deals. As Continue Reading
Moy Ogilvie Recognized on the Hartford Business Journal’s 2024 Power 50 List
Moy Ogilvie, Hartford office managing partner, has been named to the Hartford Business Journal’s Power 50 List for the fourth consecutive year. The list recognizes the most influential leaders in the Greater Hartford area. Continue Reading
Marijuana in Highland Park: Lawyers Have Doubts about New Suit
Local opponents of a new cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, New Jersey have filed a suit against the town seeking to stop cannabis sales. The suit claims that current ordinances allowing the dispensary go against a federal ban on the substance and is seeking a declaration that the authorization Continue Reading
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s FY2025 Budget Address: Key Highlights
Yesterday, Governor Murphy presented his FY2025 budget. Grounded in principles of fiscal responsibility, equitable education, economic opportunity, and affordability for all New Jerseyans, the proposed budget amounts to $55.9 billion. While the proposed budget prioritizes record amounts of spending Continue Reading
Justices’ Maritime Insurance Ruling Retains Tilted Status Quo
The US Supreme Court ruled that an insurer can enforce choice-of-law provisions in a marine insurance policy it issued to the owner of a yacht, upholding existing practices that give insurers an advantage over policyholders. In the unanimous decision, the justices rejected the yacht owners’ Continue Reading
US Supreme Court Rules for Insurer in Choice of Law Case
In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that a choice-of-law provision in a marine policy is enforceable in a dispute over damages between a global reinsurance company and yacht owner. The decision overturns a federal appeals court ruling in the case, which in turn overturns a trial Continue Reading
Scott Kobler Recognized in 2024 NJBIZ Power 100
McCarter partner Scott Kobler has been recognized as “one of the most prominent M&A lawyers in the state,” in NJBIZ’s 2024 Power 100 List. He is commended for handling some of New Jersey’s largest and most complex healthcare transactions, including mergers & acquisitions and capital Continue Reading
Lawyers Anticipate ‘Heightened Obligation’ to Probe Clients over AI Use
Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis spoke to Managing IP about newly released guidance involving inventorship issues related to AI from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The guidance states that although AI systems can’t be listed as inventors, AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable. Continue Reading
Creditors Say Don’t Reorder Priority Scheme In Citgo Auction
Creditors of Venezuela have been favorably positioned to recoup billions of dollars they’re collectively owed in an upcoming auction for control of U.S. oil giant, Citgo. However, in the midst of a request from a hedge fund petitioning for a “more equitable” distribution of the proceeds, the Continue Reading
McCarter & English Grows in Miami by Adding Stephanie Reed Traband
Litigation and alternative dispute resolution attorney Stephanie Reed Traband has joined McCarter & English as a Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Litigation partner in the Miami office. She focuses her practice on creditors' rights and receiverships, commercial and appellate litigation, and ADR Continue Reading