From NJBIZ's summary: He heads McCarter & English, a top firm in Newark and the state. “They are involved in a lot of big things and always do a good job,” one insider said. And their influence only figures to increase with the acquisition of David Sorin’s boutique firm in East Brunswick. Sorin Continue Reading
Law360’s Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
A Massachusetts federal jury sided with lions McCarter & English LLP, Venable LLP, Williams & Connolly LLP and Minerva Law PC when it handed AstraZeneca PLC and Ranbaxy Inc. a win in the first pay-for-delay class action trial since the U.S. Supreme Court agreed the patent settlements could Continue Reading
Jury Hands AstraZeneca Win in Nexium Pay-For-Delay Case
A Massachusetts federal jury sided with defendants AstraZeneca PLC and Ranbaxy Inc. in the first pay-for-delay class action trial since the U.S. Supreme Court agreed the patent settlements could face antitrust scrutiny, finding that AstraZeneca would never have allowed a generic Nexium to launch Continue Reading
McCarter & English Grows VC Bench with SorinRand Merger
McCarter & English LLP, New Jersey's oldest law firm, said Monday it is combining with East Brunswick-based SorinRand LLP in a move that will expand SorinRand’s depth and breadth of resources and enhance McCarter’s venture capital and technology practice groups with additional expertise.The Continue Reading
2nd Circ. Leaves Coudert Unfinished-Business Suits Open
David Adler mentioned in "2nd Circ. Leaves Coudert Unfinished-Business Suits Open," which appeared in Law360. Click to read full article: 2nd Circ. Leaves Coudert Unfinished-Business Suits Open Continue Reading
Teva, AstraZeneca Say Court Rulings Kill Nexium Delay Suit
Drugmakers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and AstraZeneca PLC on Monday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss claims that Teva purposely delayed marketing a generic version of Nexium by two years, saying the judge’s recent rulings blow a hole in a class of drug buyers’ antitrust suit Continue Reading
Chairman Mike Kelly has been named a 2014 Delaware Super Lawyer
McCarter & English, LLP announced today that Mike Kelly, Chairman, has been selected as a Delaware Super Lawyer for 2014. He was named as a Super Lawyer in recognition of his work in Civil Litigation Defense. The list appears in the June 2014 issue of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, a Continue Reading
McCarter & English Promotes 12 to Partnership
Six of the Firm’s Offices, Six Practice Groups RepresentedNEWARK (April 24, 2014) -- McCarter & English has named twelve new partners. All twelve, who represent six of the firm’s eight offices and six of its practice groups, had been associates at the firm. Six intellectual Continue Reading
NJ Should Expand Biz Litigation Pilot Program, Report Says
A New Jersey panel of attorneys, lawmakers, judges and other stakeholders released recommendations for handling business litigation in the state on Wednesday, which include the statewide expansion of a complex commercial case pilot program in Bergen and Essex counties. The 13-member Working Group Continue Reading
Trademark, Copyright Attorney Donoian Joins McCarter & English; Will Practice in NYC, Boston
February 12, 2014 -- An intellectual property attorney who for more than 20 years has focused on international and domestic brand protection issues – including trademark, trade dress, copyright litigation and unfair competition – has joined McCarter & English as a partner. James H. Donoian, Continue Reading