The YMCA of Greater Hartford has selected Tom Rechen as the recipient of the Robert C. Knox, Jr. YMCA Distinguished Leadership Award for 2023 in honor of his exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication. This prestigious award is reserved for individuals who embody the YMCA's purposes and Continue Reading
McCarter Returns to BTI’s Client Service A-Team for 2024
BTI Consulting Group recognizes McCarter & English as a leader in client service in its Client Service A-Team 2024. BTI’s A-Team law firms improved their client service at more than twice the rate of all other firms. Only 40 of the firms listed in 2023 were selected to return to the BTI Client Continue Reading
Wealthy Transplants Must Prove That Their Hearts—Not Just Their Wallets—Are in Florida
In this 2023 article, Tax partner Judson Stein spoke with Town and Country Magazine about the wave of New York–to–Florida transplants, with the transplants having the expectation that they will no longer be subjected to New York income taxation. Contrary to what many believe, this involves more Continue Reading
Protest Vote Sweeps Younger Neighborhoods, Falls Flat at Yale
In the recent Democratic presidential primary, 21 percent of voters in New Haven, CT voted for “uncommitted” over Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. The statewide results, in which New Haven had the highest number of uncommitted votes from any town in the state, reflect a triumph for the Continue Reading
New Jersey FY 2025 Budget Hearings
Dr. Kaitlan Baston, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH), presented the department’s proposed budget before the legislature. Prioritizing critical areas of growth, stabilization of key programs to fight illness, and modernization, the FY 2025 DOH budget totals $1.336 billion. Continue Reading
McCarter Lawyers Named 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Once again, McCarter attorneys have been recognized by Thomson Reuters as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Nominated by their peers and clients, only the select group represents only 5% of lawyers in each state receive the Super Lawyers recognition and 2.5% are acknowledged on the Rising Stars list. Continue Reading
Trump Defends Judge Cannon in Fight over Classified Documents Trial
With former President Trump’s classified documents case heating up, prosecutors are battling the Court over the use of the Presidential Records Act. Robert Mintz spoke with The Washington Post to discuss the stakes for both sides. Continue Reading
CT Law Firms Ramp up DEI Practices as More Companies Seek Guidance
Law firms across the country are ramping up their services as DEI initiatives continue to be a major topic in government and the private sector. Moy Ogilvie, Managing Partner of McCarter & English’s Hartford office and the firm’s DEI Officer, spoke with the Hartford Business Journal and said Continue Reading
McCarter & English Elevates New Class of Four Partners
McCarter & English announces the election of four new partners: Omar A. Bareentto, Jennifer Black Strutt, Mark M. Makhail, and Candee Wilde. Resident in three of the firm’s 12 offices, the new partners represent three practice groups including Business Litigation, Environmental & Energy, and Continue Reading
McCarter Government Affairs Advisor Remembers Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman
Vin Mauro, McCarter Government Affairs Advisor and New Haven Democratic Town Committee chairman, served as a pallbearer at Senator Joseph Lieberman’s funeral on March 29, where he joined friends and family to celebrate the Senator’s life and legacy. Mauro told CT Insider that "My relationship with Continue Reading