New federal guidelines involving data transactions outside of the US could put companies of all sizes at risk. The Data Security Program, or DSP, under the National Security Division of the US Department of Justice, restricts certain bulk data transactions involving sensitive or personal user Continue Reading
Former First Assistant US Attorney Desiree Grace Returns to McCarter & English as Litigation Partner
McCarter & English has announced the return of Desiree “Desi” Grace as a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation and Government Investigations & White Collar Defense practice groups following a nine-year career with the Department of Justice. Desi’s career as a federal prosecutor Continue Reading
Amid Dispute Over US Attorney Post, Former First Assistant Heads to McCarter & English
Fromer First US attorney for the District of New Jersey, Desiree “Desi” Grace, has returned to McCarter & English joining the firm’s Business Litigation and Government Investigations & White Collar Defense teams. Desi previously worked as an associate at the firm before completing a Continue Reading
Former First Assistant Us Attorney Grace Returns to McCarter
Former First Assistant US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Desiree Grace has returned to McCarter & English. Desi previously spent two years as a litigation associate in the firm’s Product Liability and Business Litigation practice groups prior to her more than 10 years in public Continue Reading
Desiree Grace Rejoins McCarter & English
Desiree “Desi” Grace, former First Assistant US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, has rejoined McCarter & English as a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation and Government Investigations & White Collar Defense practice groups after spending nearly the last decade with the US Continue Reading
Ex-Federal Prosecutor Desiree Grace Joins McCarter & English
Desiree “Desi” Grace, former First Assistant US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, has rejoined McCarter & English. Desi’s nearly nine-year tenure as a federal prosecutor included leadership roles across multiple divisions. She oversaw violent crime, narcotics, and gang prosecutions Continue Reading
Vincent Mauro, Jr. Profiled by Yale Daily News
Vincent Mauro, Jr., McCarter Government Affairs Advisor and the chair of New Haven’s Democratic Town Committee, has spent years keeping New Haven’s dominant political coalition intact, guided by the same local loyalty that has defined his family’s legacy. As, the Yale Daily News details, Vin He Continue Reading
How Impactful Is the New USPTO Director’s S101 Decision?
A recent decision by new USPTO Director John Squires approved a patent for an AI-related invention, suggesting a shift toward stronger protection for innovations in artificial intelligence. The move challenges earlier thinking that AI inventions are too abstract to patent. McCarter partner, Dave Continue Reading
What Has Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Been Convicted Of?
Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be sentenced following a high profile trial over the summer that ended in two guilty verdicts and an acquittal on three others - including a racketeering charge that could have left him in prison potentially for life. Robert Mintz, a former federal prosecutor and chair Continue Reading
NJ PBS Chair Doesn’t Let State Off the Hook
The federal cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are much to blame for next summer’s shutdown of NJ PBS. Scott Kobler, partner at McCarter & English and Chair of NJ PBS, discusses how Governor Phil Murphy’s administration has also contributed to the television network’s shut down next Continue Reading