Twelve McCarter & English partners and intellectual property services in 3 states have been recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM1000). The IAM Patent 1000 is a directory dedicated to identifying the leading patent professionals and firms in the world’s key jurisdictions. The results Continue Reading
Justice Jaynee LaVecchia (ret.) Named a 2023 NJBIZ ICON Honoree
McCarter partner Justice Jaynee LaVecchia (ret.) has been recognized for a lifetime of notable success and strong leadership in New Jersey’s business and legal communities. Through an independent panel of judges, the NJBIZ ICON awards program recognizes New Jersey business leaders for work Continue Reading
Joseph G. Braunreuther Joins McCarter & English
Veteran Johnson & Johnson Lawyer Will Provide Strategic Counsel With a Focus on Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, and Mediation McCarter & English, LLP today announced that Joseph G. Braunreuther, former Deputy General Counsel of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has joined the Continue Reading
Chambers USA Ranks Product Liability Practice Band 1 in New Jersey
Chambers and Partners USA 2023 ranked our Products Liability group as the sole Band 1 practice in New Jersey. Edward Fanning, David Kott, and Natalie Mantell are also individually ranked. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. For Chambers Continue Reading
Connecticut Unfair Trade Practice Act at 50: More Nimble than Ever
Thomas Rechen was quoted in this Law360 article discussing the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, which allows businesses and consumers to pursue private claims for losses caused by unfair competition and deceptive conduct. Continue Reading
Getting Recreational Cannabis Right Isn’t Easy, Attorneys Warn, Citing NJ, NY Experience
Ryan Magee spoke with The Legal Intelligencer about challenges and opportunities stemming from legalized recreational cannabis in New Jersey and lessons for Pennsylvania as the state considers legalization. Continue Reading
How Much Prison Time Could Trump Face? Past Cases Brought Steep Punishment for Document Hoarders
Other defendants facing similar charges spent years in prison, but the lawyers for former President Trump want the case dismissed. Former federal prosecutor and chair of McCarter's White Collar Defense and Government Investigations group, Robert Mintz, spoke to The Associated Press about what to Continue Reading
Focus Financial Sued Again by Partner Firm Now Seeking to Scrap Noncompete
Travis Ferguson was quoted in this Financial Adviser article discussing a lawsuit filed by KSFB Management in which they hope to invalidate a noncompete agreement. He notes that California is “one of the most restrictive states in terms of enforcing noncompetes,” adding that “they are unenforceable, Continue Reading
Will Any of NJ’s Powerful Fall after Murder-for-Hire-Ringleader’s Aid to Feds?
Former federal prosecutor and chair of McCarter's White Collar Defense and Government Investigations group, Robert Mintz, spoke with The Record about the government’s use of cooperating witnesses in a high-profile murder-for-hire case, saying “Typically prosecutors like to swim upstream when it Continue Reading
McCarter Listed as a 2022 Top-Performing Lobbying Firm by Bloomberg
For the second year in a row, our federal government affairs team has been named a Top-Performing Lobbying Firm by Bloomberg Government. Continue Reading