Adam Swanson speaks to Law360 about the effects of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), passed in 2022, on the financial services industry’s ability to enforce its rights in New York mortgages. FAPA not only changes lenders’ more than century-old ability to reset the six-year statute Continue Reading
Supreme Court Likely to Lower Reverse Discrimination Pleading Standards
The US Supreme Court may soon make it easier for workers to bring so-called reverse discrimination claims by removing the additional “background circumstances” requirement—one currently asked of members of historically majority communities such as white male workers—in bias cases. The justices Continue Reading
Strict Mandates In Contracting Order May Undercut Efficiency
The Trump administration recently released a new executive order, “Implementing the President's 'Department of Government Efficiency' Cost Efficiency Initiative,” mandating federal agencies granularly track and justify contract, grant and loan payments, with the stated goal of making federal Continue Reading
States Mull Regulations and Law Firms Create Teams to Help Businesses Navigate the World of AI
Joseph Mazzarella speaks with Hartford Business Journal regarding the rapidly growing and evolving artificial intelligence (AI) technology. “AI models are built based on somebody else’s output, whether it’s scraped from the web or copied from books or any number of different sources that might be Continue Reading
ANDA Litigants Flocking to New Jersey over Delaware
According to Docket Navigator’s 2024 data, there has been a surge in patent cases filed in New Jersey, which has now surpassed Delaware in cases targeting generic drug makers. McCarter & English Partner Mark Makhail spoke with IAM about the reasons behind the rising case numbers across the state Continue Reading
Dismissal of Eric Adams Case Represents Departure for DOJ
Former federal prosecutor and chair of McCarter’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group, Robert Mintz spoke to The Wall Street Journal about The Justice Department’s decision to drop criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and what it may signal for the US Continue Reading
Ex-Conn. US Atty On Melding Public Service, Private Practice
For Vanessa Roberts Avery, who recently stepped down as US Attorney for the District of Connecticut and joined McCarter & English, pursuing a legal career or even attending law school was not something she had dreamed about as a child, but rather a seed her mother planted in her Continue Reading
Vanessa Roberts Avery Rejoins McCarter & English
Vanessa Roberts Avery, former US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has returned to the firm as a partner in the Hartford office. Vanessa spoke with the Connecticut Law Tribune about the transition and referred to her service as “the honor of a lifetime.” She said, "I think some people might Continue Reading
Former Conn. US Attorney Returns To McCarter & English
Vanessa Roberts Avery, who recently stepped down as US attorney for the District of Connecticut, has returned to her roots as a business litigator at McCarter & English’s Hartford office. In her new role, she will help clients across industries in business, criminal and civil Continue Reading
Former US Attorney for Connecticut Returns to Law Practice
Vanessa Roberts Avery, the former US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has returned to McCarter & English joining the firm’s business litigation and government investigations and white-collar defense teams. She said “After careful consideration of my options in the public and private Continue Reading