Guillermo Artiles, who leads McCarter’s cannabis group, commented in the New Jersey Law Journal regarding the evolving cannabis landscape in the state. Artiles said the firm worked on $120 million worth of corporate deals last year involving cannabis companies, most of whom were from out of Continue Reading
Navigating COVID-19’s Impact: Advice for Healthcare Clients
Kay Klele spoke with Commerce Magazine, providing advice for healthcare industry businesses navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
Federal “No Surprises Act” Brings National Oversight of Unexpected Billing for Healthcare Services
Christopher Adams co-authored Federal “No Surprises Act” Brings National Oversight of Unexpected Billing for Healthcare Services in the Spring issue of Garden State FOCUS. Continue Reading
Keep American Businesses Workin’ 9 to 5—Bipartisan Changes to Buy American Requirements in Federal Procurement
Exposing and Preventing the Use of Reptile Theory during Jury Trials
McCarter lawyers David Kott, and Natalie Mantell co-authored an article detailing how to handle strategies by the plaintiffs’ counsel in a jury trial that appeal to the “reptilian” portion of the jurors’ brains in an effort to get them to render a verdict based on emotion instead of the evidence and Continue Reading
Residential Foreclosure (CT)
McCarter partner Adam Swanson, with the help of associate Sharix Alicea authored a Lexis Practice Advisor Practice Note detailing procedures and best practices for completing a residential foreclosure action in the state of Connecticut. Continue Reading
English Court Finds Business Interruption Losses are Covered
A January 15, 2021, decision from the U.K.’s highest court spells good news for English policyholders. In The Financial Conduct Authority v. Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd., and others, UKSC 2020/0177, the Court held that 21 insurance policies sold by eight leading business interruption insurers provide Continue Reading
A Glance over the Shoulder: US Plays Offense with Export Controls, CFIUS, and Coercive Economic Actions in 2020
During 2020, the United States deployed an extraordinary variety of offensive tools in its efforts to combat strategic competitors from achieving technological parity. There now appears to be a willingness to use tariffs, sanctions, export controls, and a number of other measures in the interest of Continue Reading
Incorporating Midsize Firms Into a Virtual Law Firm Team Early and Often
McCarter lawyers Amy Vanni and Alison Morrissey write in The Legal Intelligencer about the benefits of employing the virtual law firm model in mass tort litigation. They note the specific benefits of creating a virtual law firm team involving a midsize firm at the early stages of a litigation, Continue Reading
Green, Yellow, Or Red: What Color Is Your Patent Examiner and Why Should You Care?
Examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can be categorized into three different “types,” namely, green, yellow and red Examiners. Knowing the type of patent Examiner assigned to a particular U.S. patent application can help in strategizing on prosecution tactics, crafting Continue Reading