Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis is quoted in this Bloomberg Law article about a congressional push to allow drug companies to secure protection for biotech inventions. Continue Reading
Steele Dossier Source Heads to Trial, in Possible Last Stand for Durham
After nearly three and a half years of investigations, Special Counsel John Durham goes to trial this week in the case of a Russian national accused of lying to federal investigators about information he contributed to the Steele dossier. Robert Mintz speaks The Washington Post about the case and Continue Reading
What We Must Do to Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains
How can business and government ensure secure and resilient supply chains? Ron Leibman shares insights on the challenges of doing so and how to address them in an interview with Authority Magazine. Continue Reading
US Lawmakers Question Saudi Arms Sales as Biden Mulls OPEC Response
McCarter partner, Franklin Turner, comments on unlikely US repossession of defense weapons systems sold to Saudi Arabia. Continue Reading
What Is a 1031 Exchange?
Stephen Vajtay spoke with Bankrate to discuss 1031 exchanges, how they work, and the pros and cons of doing them. Continue Reading
Starbucks Brews Trouble With Nonunion Benefits Boosts
Starbucks recently announced that in addition to the raises and benefits boosts it rolled out over the summer, the company would soon offer workers at nonunionized locations company-credited savings accounts and access to other financial resources. The National Labor Relations Board must now Continue Reading
Challenging Unemployment Compensation Benefits: When Is It Worth It?
Pamela Moore is quoted in this article about challenging unemployment compensation benefits in SHRM. Continue Reading
Feds’ Vax Mandate Loss Imperils Other Procurement Policies
Hugh Murray speaks with Law360 on the Eleventh Circuit’s decision to uphold a Georgia federal court’s block on the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Continue Reading
Surety Ruling Narrows Avenues For FCA Liability
Matthew Wright spoke to Law360 about a recent decision dismissing claims against insurance and surety defendants in an unusual FCA suit, which alleged they aided fraud by bonding construction contractors that were not qualified for set aside contracts. The ruling significantly reduces the risk of Continue Reading
Justice Department Steps Up Jan. 6 Probe of Those in Trump’s Orbit
The Justice Department is adding prosecutors and resources to its investigation into the actions of former President Donald Trump’s allies to overturn the 2020 election just as the related congressional hearings are heating up. Robert Mintz, chair of McCarter’s White Collar Defense and Government Continue Reading