McCarter & English more than doubled its lobby receipts in 2020 to rank eighth among lawyer-lobbying firms according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. When commenting to the New Jersey Law Journal about the challenges of lobbying during the COVID-19 pandemic, Guillermo Continue Reading
Founding Member of Oath Keepers Enters First Guilty Plea in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Prosecutors obtained their first guilty plea in connection with the January 6th assault on the Capitol Building. Former federal prosecutor and McCarter partner Robert Mintz provides his perspective on the significance of the plea and the value of cooperating witnesses in The Washington Post. Continue Reading
‘Uncertainty off the Charts’: Lawyers Frustrated By Jury Trial Delays
Tom Rechen comments in the Connecticut Law Tribune about the frustrations within the Hartford County Bar Association regarding slow jury trials during the COVID-19 pandemic and about the lawyers’ concerns that clients will not get their constitutional right to a speedy trial. Continue Reading
Stakeholders Speak Out on Google v. Oracle
McCarter lawyers Susan Goldsmith and Alexander Ried comment to IPWatchdog on the Google v. Oracle US Supreme Court decision handed down earlier this week. Continue Reading
NJ Attorneys Fear Arbitration Clause Issue Will Muddle Retainers
Judge Linares comments on the future of arbitration in Law360. Continue Reading
Dan Silver Named Managing Partner of Wilmington Office
McCarter & English has named Daniel Silver the managing partner of the firm’s Wilmington, DE office. In this role, Dan will oversee operations and the business of running the office, while continuing his work with clients. Dan succeeds David White, who has retired from McCarter, and was Continue Reading
COVID-19 Vaccine Deal-Making Is Fleeting Game Changer for Pharma
Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis comments on COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing partnerships in Bloomberg Law. Continue Reading
Some Small Law Firms Think They’re Not on the Radar for Cyberattacks—They’re Wrong
Scott Christie speaks with the New Jersey Law Journal regarding a recent hacking incident at a another New Jersey law firm, which serves as a reminder of the risks that cybercrime poses to the legal profession. “When the law firm is victimized by this type of conduct, the consequences can be Continue Reading
Civil Rights Lawyer Rachel Wainer Apter Nominated to NJ Supreme Court
Guillermo Artiles, chair of the firm’s Government Affairs Practice, comments to the New Jersey Law Journal regarding Rachel Wainer Apter’s nomination to become the next associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Continue Reading
Defense Production Act Speeds up Vaccine Production
McCarter partner Franklin Turner comments in NPR about the Defense Production Act being used for the COVID-19 vaccine effort and how it might be used more extensively to fight the global pandemic. Continue Reading