The supply-chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have forced companies in busy distribution hubs like New Jersey to relax contract terms to address immediate issues, and reshape neglected long-term strategies to establish sources closer to home, Garden State attorneys said. McCarter & Continue Reading
Businesses Monitor Risks Outside of 9 to 5
Against the backdrop of large gatherings ranging from protests to political rallies to picnics at the beach, employers trying to enhance workplace safety in a time of COVID-19 are increasingly asking what they can do when their employees take risks outside of work. Employers should balance the Continue Reading
Miami Litigator Achieves Childhood Dreams of Baseball, Municipal, Legal Careers
Ira Gonzalez is featured in this profile from Daily Business Review. Continue Reading
Once ‘the Golden Boy,’ Ex-Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling Is Out of Prison and as Fascinating as Ever
Jeffrey Skilling, the notorious former CEO of Enron, has resurfaced again, this time as he reportedly seeks backers for a venture that would combine the hallmarks of his former company: energy, technology and trading. “Rightly or wrongly, in the minds of many Jeffrey Skilling came to epitomize a Continue Reading
Businesses Opening Despite Shutdown Could Face Questions Over Coverage
McCarter attorneys Joann Lytle and Jennifer Black Strutt comment in the Insurance Journal’s article addressing questions concerning the availability of insurance coverage if a policyholder opens its business despite a shutdown order. Jennifer Black Strutt, a Stamford, Conn.-based associate at Continue Reading
NJ’s Judicial Vacancies to Collide with COVID-19 Crisis
McCarter Partner John Garde comments in Law360 about the impact the COVID crisis is having as courts struggle to get through the cases piling up during the pandemic. Continue Reading
Legal Issues Caused by the Pandemic
Ron Leibman, head of the transportation, logistics and supply chain management practice at McCarter & English LLP, outlines some the legal issues and complications that are likely to arise as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Legal questions raised by the pandemic abound, including Continue Reading
DOD Cybersecurity Rollout May Be Delayed By COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Defense still has much to finalize within its sweeping new cybersecurity program for defense contractors, and COVID-19-related restrictions mean its timeline for rolling out the new plan may be too ambitious. "CMMC is not going to be a situation where people can just flip a Continue Reading
COVID-19 Supply Chain Resources & Recovery Strategies
Ron Leibman is quoted on COVID-19 disruption recovery strategy, noting manufacturers and retailers now will take a more holistic view when deciding how to source, build, and store goods, not just going the cheapest route. Continue Reading
Keeping Food Deliveries Safe
Partners Ron Leibman and Hugh Murray, and Tiffany Hubbard, are quoted in “Keeping Food Deliveries Safe.” Continue Reading