NY’s courts are divided over the enforceability of investment banking fee provisions that incorporate general commercial practice or market standards. Curtis Leitner, Peter Gennuso, and MarcAnthony Bonanno offer insight in the New York Law Journal. Continue Reading
Boomerang: The False Claims Act Returns Post-COVID
Alexander Major, Matthew Wright, Franklin Turner and Andriani Buck co-authored the article “Boomerang: The False Claims Act Returns Post-COVID” for Briefing Papers. The article highlights recent False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement efforts, federal legislative initiatives to amend the FCA, circuit Continue Reading
Companies Must Consider Union vs. Nonunion Employee Treatment
In this article for Law360, Hugh Murray discusses the National Labor Relations Act and how it affects the way companies treat their union and nonunion employee. He uses Starbucks’ move to improve benefits for only nonunion employees as an example, noting that the general counsel of the National Continue Reading
A New Ballgame: Negotiating Financial Covenants in an Uncertain Environment
In a co-authored article for ABF Journal, McCarter partner Inez Markovich, whose practice concentrates on commercial finance, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, discusses the new reality for lending in 2022. Given the increasingly stressed economic climate, borrowers and lenders will need to adjust Continue Reading
What’s the State of M&A Market Post-pandemic? An Expert Weighs In
McCarter partner Scott Kobler, recognized as one of the most prominent healthcare M&A lawyers in New Jersey, sat down for an interview with NJBIZ to discuss mergers and acquisitions – particularly impacting the healthcare market in today’s economy. Scott offers his insights about the wave of Continue Reading
Correcting Employment Tax Noncompliance
This article provides an overview of federal payroll taxes, summarizes typicalareas of noncompliance with employment taxes, surveys the civil penalties andcriminal sanctions that can apply to employment tax violations, explains how theIRS detects such violations, and details the options available to Continue Reading
Answers to your Burning R&E Expenditure and R&D Tax Credit Questions
Four distinguished tax professionals provide answers to frequently asked questions on trending topics in the R&E and R&D space. Continue Reading
Eureka! Long-Awaited Updates to iEdison Present Opportunities and Challenges for Reporting of Government-Funded Inventions
McCarter partner Cara Wulf has authored an article which appeared in Law360 under the title “Cos. Should Prepare for Gov’t Grantee IP Reporting Update”. The article discusses the updated IP reporting system (iEdison) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be launching this Continue Reading
Selling for a Profit
Environmental issues can prevent you from earning maximum profits on the sale of your business or property. In this article, Jane Warren advises on how to investigate and mitigate environmental challenges to your advantage. Continue Reading
How Can Defense Contractors Battle Rising Costs? Here Are Some Tips
Many contracts that were negotiated and priced over the past 18 to 24 months are simply more expensive to perform now than was reasonably anticipated when bids were prepared. In recognition of these soaring prices, the Defense Department issued a May 25 memorandum titled “Guidance on Inflation and Continue Reading