McCarter partner Franklin Turner commented in USA TODAY regarding the recently issued Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict the federal government and its contractors from engaging in what he calls “divisive” and “un-American” Continue Reading
At McCarter & English, Record Revenues and Pro Bono Hours Go Hand-in-Hand
McCarter Chairman Joe Lubertazzi and Managing Partner Joe Boccassini spoke with ROI-NJ on how strong client relationships led to the firm’s fiscal year success, and how the firm’s services pivoted to meet client needs during the pandemic. The interview also highlights the firm’s longstanding Continue Reading
Hartford Area Law Firms Say Use of Remote Technologies in Court Cases will Outlast Pandemic
McCarter partner Tom Rechen commented to Hartford Business Journal on his experiences using a virtual platform to remotely represent a client in a real estate dispute this summer. “It’s very significant,” he said. “The legal profession … can accomplish [virtually] what they need in the litigation Continue Reading
How Operation Warp Speed’s Big Vaccine Contracts Could Stay Secret
McCarter attorney Franklin Turner spoke with NPR regarding government contracts in relation to Operation Warp Speed. Most government contracts are governed by a set of rules called the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or FAR. "It's really a bible that the government and contractors are supposed Continue Reading
Contractors Seek Clarity on DOD Cybersecurity Rule
Defense contractors are grappling with a new rule requiring them to implement cybersecurity programs that leaves crucial questions unanswered, including the exact information companies will be required to safeguard and how the new obligations will be worked into contracts. How Much Will Continue Reading
Publicly Traded Firms Paid Dividends, Bought Their Own Stock after Receiving PPP Loans to Pay Employees
Some publicly traded companies that received taxpayer-backed small business loans to pay their employees during the early weeks of the pandemic paid out millions to Wall Street investors in dividends and share buybacks, publicly available financial disclosures reviewed by The Washington Post show. Continue Reading
Cocrystal Pharma’s Reforms To End $27M Stock Plot Suits
Cocrystal Pharma Inc. will implement a series of corporate reforms to settle three derivative suits brought by shareholders over an alleged $27 million pump-and-dump scheme that drove down the value of the company's stock, according to a motion Friday in New Jersey federal court seeking preliminary Continue Reading
Family Matters: Why The Wealthy Are Reconsidering Their Estate Plans
ESTATENVY spoke to top estate-planning and tax attorneys regarding trends they are seeing in the pandemic and how they are advising their clients during an election year. Location is playing a factor in real estate acquisition as well, according to Estate Planning Partner at McCarter & Continue Reading
Moy Ogilvie Discusses the McCarter Social Justice Project
McCarter partner and Hartford Office Managing Partner Moy Ogilvie commented on her experiences as a Black attorney and about the McCarter & English Social Justice Project--which has a goal to dismantle structural racism and combat racial inequities nationally--and about her optimism for the Continue Reading
Post-COVID-19 Supply Chains Must Be Nimble
As COVID-19 spread from China to Europe to the U.S. and elsewhere, supply chains that for decades had operated successfully on “lean logistics” – which prized low-cost efficiency – suddenly seized up as parts made in Europe, for instance, couldn’t get to China for final assembly before being shipped Continue Reading