Employers are keeping an eye on the Cemex Construction Materials Pacific appeal pending before the Ninth Circuit of an August 2023 National Labor Relations Board ruling that upended decades-old precedent in labor law and raised the stakes for employers facing union drives. “It used to be safe to get Continue Reading
Bellingham Staffer Asked ChatGPT to ‘Exclude’ Vendor from City Contract
An investigation into a $2.7 million city contract raises major concerns about how artificial intelligence is being used in the public sector. A recent report revealed that a city employee used ChatGPT to create contract application requirements in ways that favored one vendor and excluded another. Continue Reading
FAPA Rulings and eNotes: Implications for Mortgage Servicing, Secondary Market in 2026
What does New York's Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) mean for loan servicers and the secondary market in 2026 and beyond? One issue is standing. Servicers will need to give increased scrutiny to determining whether they have standing to foreclose on mortgages. Servicers acquiring Continue Reading
Joe Boccassini on Strategic Growth and the Value of a Full-Service Platform
McCarter & English Firmwide Managing Partner Joe Boccassini was recently featured in New Jersey Law Journal discussing the forces driving law firm growth in New Jersey despite continued market uncertainty. Joe pointed to strong demand across litigation, bankruptcy, real estate, intellectual Continue Reading
Trump’s Cannabis Order: The Impact On Hemp And Research
President Trump’s recent executive order reignited the administrative process of reclassifying marijuana as a less restricted drug, and may have implications for the hemp industry. The order, “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research," puts a stronger focus on researching medical Continue Reading
Nursing Home Staffing Rules Shift to States After Federal Rollback
As federal oversight of nursing home staffing requirements ends, providers now face increased compliance risk at the state level. McCarter & English partner Khaled Klele was quoted in Corporate Counsel on the implications of the federal rule’s rescission and what may come next. “I think Continue Reading
Gen AI Chats Becoming Evidence: Law Enforcement Warrants and Subpoenas
In 2025, three cases in particular demonstrated that generative AI (Gen AI) chats are being used as evidence in criminal prosecutions with warrants and complaints citing certain ChatGPT conversations. In part one of Matt Fleischer-Black’s two-part Cybersecurity Law Report article series, McCarter Continue Reading
New York High Court Rulings Upholds FAPA but Leaves Confusion
Much confusion remains on the enforceability of certain New York mortgages following a recent New York Court of Appeals ruling upholding the retroactive application of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) to time bar many pending foreclosure actions. The ruling in Article 13 LLC v. Continue Reading
McCarter & English Deepens Government Affairs Focus, Welcomes Back Christian Callegari
McCarter & English has welcomed back associate Christian Callegari following his service as New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s Deputy Political Director, as the firm’s lobbying practice aims to guide clients in navigating the objectives of both the outgoing and incoming administrations. Continue Reading
Callegari Returns to McCarter & English After Key Role in Sherill Campaign
Christian Callegari is returning to the Government Affairs group at McCarter & English, following his service as the deputy political director for Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill. Governor-elect Sherrill praised Christian for his service. "Christian's work as my deputy political director was Continue Reading