Recognition

McCarter & English is honored to have been named Law Firm of the Year at last night’s New Jersey Legal Awards virtual ceremony. Selected from three finalists for the breadth of their excellent work in 2019, the firm also received awards in the following categories: Mentor, Dealmaker of the Year, Continue Reading

McCarter & English lawyer Adam Swanson was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Fairfield County Bar Association in Connecticut. A Stamford, CT- and New York City-based partner, Swanson immediately became involved with the Fairfield County Bar Association after law school and Continue Reading

The New Jersey Supreme Court has approved Ryan Richman’s re-appointment to serve on the 2020-2022 Rules term for the Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charge representing the New Jersey Defense Association, a standing committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court which prepares and updates Continue Reading

Congratulations to the 85 McCarter lawyers who have been recognized as 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Nominated by their peers and clients, only 5% of lawyers in each state are named Super Lawyers and 2.5% of eligible lawyers are named Rising Stars. They were recognized within the following Continue Reading

McCarter partner Susan A. Feeney has been selected to receive the New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor. She has litigated numerous cases in the New Jersey Tax Court and the New Jersey Supreme Court, and some of these precedent-setting decisions have helped forge new tax law. Over the Continue Reading

Pam Moore has been appointed to the Merit Selection Panel to seek the replacement for Judge Garfunkel, U.S.M.J. for the District of Connecticut. Continue Reading

McCarter & English is proud to announce that 61 of our attorneys have been named to the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. 34 have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years and six for more than 25 years. Two of our attorneys are listed for the first time. Seven McCarter Continue Reading

McCarter & English’s pro bono program has been ranked #71 on The American Lawyer’s 2020 Pro Bono Scorecard, a survey of pro bono performance among top US law firms. This improvement of 10 places from the prior year- recognizes significant increases in the two measurements The American Lawyer Continue Reading

McCarter partner Scott Kobler has been recognized for a lifetime of notable business success and strong leadership in New Jersey’s public media and arts community.   Through an independent panel of judges, the awards program recognizes NJ business leaders for work throughout their careers not Continue Reading

McCarter partner Susan Feeney has been named a 2020 Medal of Honor Recipient by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF). The Medal of Honor is the Foundation’s most prestigious award. The Medal of Honor is given annually to lawyers, law-related professionals, and lay people who have made a Continue Reading