For people of color, regardless of gender, there has or will come a time where they are faced with the age-old question – how should I style my hair to conform to the image of a [fill in the blank]. In “Hair I Am”, published by the Boston Bar Journal, McCarter Partner Stesha Emmanuel discusses the Continue Reading
Climate Disclosure Regulations Will Directly Impact Nonpublic Companies
Wylie Donald authored an article for NU Property Casualty 360 discussing the SEC’s proposed climate change disclosure rule for public companies, and why nonpublic companies should take heed. Continue Reading
No Duty to Correct False Deposition Testimony Says State Bar
McCarter Partner Sheri Pastor provides comments in ABA Litigation Section article regarding whether attorneys have an affirmative ethical obligation to correct client’s false deposition testimony. Continue Reading
NY Legislature Takes Aim at Lenders’ Right to Revoke Mortgage Acceleration
Adam Swanson and Timothy Salter discuss the upheaval in NY mortgage foreclosure laws that could result from a proposed “foreclosure abuse prevention act” being considered by the NY legislature in their recent New York Law Journal article. They discuss how such an act would uproot well-settled law on Continue Reading
Litigating Fiduciary Duty Claims
Sheri Pastor authored chapter 13, ‘What Fiduciaries Should Know (and Not Be Afraid to Ask) about D&O Insurance’ in Litigating Fiduciary Claims for the ABA Section of Litigation. Within the chapter, Sheri explains who is insured, the various “sides” of a D&O policy, sharing policy limits and Continue Reading
The Significant, Yet Often Ignored, Tax Consequences of Moving Out of New York and the US
McCarter lawyers Larry Sannicandro, Daniela Calabro, and Jamie Zug authored for the New York Law Journal an article that outlines the significant tax consequences associated with a change in residency for New York state tax purposes and the rules related to—and the tax consequences associated Continue Reading
Are Relevant Social Media Posts Discoverable?
McCarter lawyers Ryan Richman, Dan Schwartz, and Brian Carroll authored an article for New Jersey Defense Magazine that looks at the discoverability of social media posts in New Jersey. Continue Reading
Legal Issues in Reopening Broadway
Matthew Windman writes about ongoing legal concerns arising out of COVID-19 and poses additional questions that may affect the new Broadway season: How will vaccination requirements be loosened by the government and the industry if and when health conditions improve? If health conditions get worse, Continue Reading
Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Because of Company’s Conversion to a Foreign Entity
On August 12, 2021, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion, In re Coinmint, LLC, finding that a company’s sweat equity member had waived the operating agreement formalities and, thus, consented to the dilution of his interest and the company’s conversion to a Puerto Rican entity. Because Continue Reading