COVID-19 shutdowns and delays are derailing lucrative deals in what was New Jersey’s promising real estate sphere before containment efforts shifted into high gear amid the rising death toll. Project financing is also on shaky ground, given economists’ predictions that the pandemic could send the Continue Reading
Thomas Finn and Cynthia Keliher Elected to McCarter & English Executive Committee
McCarter & English, LLP is pleased to announce that effective immediately Thomas “Tom” Finn has been elected as the newest member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Cynthia Keliher has been reelected to the committee. “Tom and Cynthia are among our most accomplished lawyers and leaders, Continue Reading
Chondrial Therapeutics and Zafgen Announce Definitive Merger Agreement
A multidisciplinary team of McCarter lawyers advised Chondrial Therapeutics, Inc., on its definitive merger agreement with Zafgen, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZFGN) under which Chondrial will acquire Zafgen in a reverse merger wherein the stockholders of Chondrial will become the majority owners of Zafgen’s Continue Reading
McCarter Opens Trenton Lobbying Shop
McCarter & English is solidifying its move into lobbying practice, opening a small office near the state capitol. The satellite, at 162 West State St., provides a base of operations for the firm’s government affairs practice, according to the attorney who leads it, Guillermo Artiles. “The Continue Reading
McCarter & English Opens Trenton Office; Updates Website and Logo
McCarter & English has opened an office in Trenton to support its government affairs practice. Guillermo Artiles, who runs McCarter’s government affairs practice, manages the office. He is a former member of Gov. Phil Murphy’s legal team. He is joined by former federal prosecutor and McCarter Continue Reading
J&J Defeats New Trial Bid in NJ Asbestos-in-Talc Case
Law360 reports on McCarter and co-counsel’s success in defeating a bid for a new trial by the survivors of a mesothelioma patient who claimed his disease was caused by our client’s talcum powder. Continue Reading
Committee Chair Corner
Ken Meyer, editor of the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Defense Counsel Journal, shares some history about the publication, highlights from the latest DCJ edition, and how writers can get involved during the journal’s 85th anniversary. Continue Reading
Law360 Reports on McCarter Delaware Federal Court Case Seeking to Enforce $60 Million Arbitral Win
Law360 discusses a Delaware federal court case in which McCarter and co-counsel are representing the owner of a luxury Moroccan hotel in its efforts to enforce a $60 million arbitral win in a contract dispute with Woodman hotel management company Maroc SARL. The report focuses on a subpoena issued Continue Reading
Maggie Wallach Elected to Executive Committee
McCarter & English, LLP is pleased to announce that Margarita Wallach has been elected as the newest member of the firm’s Executive Committee, effective immediately. Maggie was elected in recognition of her numerous and varied contributions to the firm and the strategic vision she has Continue Reading
New Pressures on Parents in College Scandal
Managing partner of McCarter’s Newark office and former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz discusses the government’s strategy behind the filing of new bribery charges against parents refusing to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso. Continue Reading