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
McCarter & English Adds Litigation and ADR Partner Stephanie Reed Traband in Miami Office
McCarter & English today announced the addition of Stephanie Reed Traband as a partner based in the firm’s Miami office. Traband joins the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Litigation Group and its Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation Group, focusing on creditors’ rights and Continue Reading
Uproar over Biden Classified Documents Report Carries Echoes of 2016 Clinton Email Case
The special counsel’s report declining to prosecute President Biden for his handling of classified documents has ignited a legal firestorm. Robert Mintz spoke with The Associated Press about the special counsel’s handling of the report and the political fallout. Continue Reading
McCarter Attorneys Among 2024 Class of LCLD Fellows and Pathfinders
Mark Makhail has been named a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow for the 2024 program year, and Alexandra Joyce was named as a Pathfinder. The Fellows Program is an intensive year-long professional development program that connects high-potential attorneys with leading general Continue Reading
World Trademark Review Names Eleven McCarter Trademark Lawyers to Its 2024 Edition of WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals
Eleven partners in McCarter’s Intellectual Property practice have been named by World Trademark Review to the 2024 edition of its WTR 1000, the prestigious research directory that acknowledges the world’s leading trademark practices and professionals. Since 2013, McCarter’s trademark lawyers in Continue Reading
The ‘Runt’ of Trump Cases Now Likely to Be His First Criminal Trial
A New York case against former President Trump about 2016 hush money is likely to be the first criminal trial he faces. Former federal prosecutor and chair of McCarter’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group, Robert Mintz, spoke to the Washington Post about the challenges facing Continue Reading