NJBIZ reports that 2022 was the year with the fourth-highest lobbying spending total ever in New Jersey, with only a 0.9% decrease from the previous year. McCarter ranked ninth in their ranking of multi-client lobbying firms based on spending, moving up one spot from 2021, and ranked second among Continue Reading
Marty Dowd Named Dealmaker of the Year by New Jersey Law Journal
Martin Dowd has been honored with the New Jersey Law Journal Dealmaker of the Year award, notably for his multi-practice team’s work negotiating the purchase of 101 Hudson (aka as the Merrill Lynch Building) in Jersey City, NJ, one of the largest real estate transactions in 2022. “It is an honor,” Continue Reading
David Kott to Appear for Amici in New Jersey Supreme Court in Action Involving Enforceability of Arbitration Agreement
The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted a motion filed by McCarter & English partner David Kott seeking leave for the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, and the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey in County of Passaic v Horizon Continue Reading
McCarter Named a ‘Ceiling Smasher‘ by Law360 for Representation of Women in Equity Partnership
McCarter is named by Law360 as a ‘Ceiling Smasher,’ recognizing the firm as one of the top 10 in its category (251-600 lawyers) with the highest representation of women in its equity partnership. According to Law360 Pulse’s 2023 Women in Law Report, approximately 40% of all lawyers in the profession Continue Reading
With FedEx GRI in books, ball now in UPS’ court
In a recent conversation with Freightwaves, Ron Leibman, who leads McCarter’s Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Management practice, discusses the future for FexEd and UPS regarding their GRI (general rate increase) and what it might mean for consumers. With Ron’s decades of experience in Continue Reading
Quarterly Cyber Insurance Update: August 2023
Steven Weisman and Sherilyn Pastor were quoted in the Wall Street Journal’s quarterly cyber insurance update, focusing on new SEC cyber rules that may increase insurance risks for corporate directors and how statute of limitations can affect ability to recoup losses from insurance. The new Continue Reading
Trump Could Clinch the Nomination Before the G.O.P. Knows if He’s a Felon
Bill Palatucci weighs in on former President Trump’s federal election interference case which is scheduled to start in March 2024, just before Super Tuesday. Continue Reading
Advanced AI Prompts New Questions over Intellectual Property
Dave Christensen spoke to the Boston Business Journal about legal debates surrounding AI and IP, noting that “as technology advances and laws evolve, this [inventorship] issue will continue to be an issue that policy-makers and courts will need to repeatedly address." Continue Reading
Interview: Legal Advisors Discuss Possible Hawaiian Electric Bankruptcy Filing
Jeff Testa spoke with New Project Media about the possibility of Hawaiian Electric filing for bankruptcy, what that process would entail, and how it would impact the utility company’s business going forward. “I think, for any company, bankruptcy is your last option,” he noted. “Although in a Continue Reading
David Kott selected by The Best Lawyers in America for Mass Tort/Class Actions, Product Liability, and Commercial Litigation
David Kott has been selection for inclusion in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Commercial Litigation. No aspect of this or any advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Continue Reading