McCarter partners Erik Paul Belt and Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis, PhD, co-authored an article on strategies that biologic drug innovators can use to strengthen their patents against challenges from biosimilars. This article first appeared IAM Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences Continue Reading
Avoiding Disputes over Who Decides Arbitrability in New Jersey
Drafting an arbitration provision that complies with the standards articulated by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group, 219 N.J. 430 (2014), is a necessary first step to ensuring a New Jersey dispute is resolved through arbitration. But what happens when the Continue Reading
Interest Tolling in Mortgage Foreclosure Actions Abrogates Contract Rights and Is Unlawful Under CPLR 5001
Some New York courts have begun routinely tolling prejudgment mortgage interest as a sanction against mortgage lenders and servicers for perceived delays in the foreclosure process. Exercising their “equitable powers,” courts have canceled prejudgment interest as a penalty for delays resulting from, Continue Reading
March to the Beat of Your Own Drummer: Amazon’s Executive Compensation Practices
Howard Berkower with assistance from Andy Tsang authored a column discussing Amazon’s ongoing success and its unique executive compensation model for the New York Law Journal. Assisted by the effects of the global pandemic, Amazon’s sales of $386 billion represented a 38% increase from 2019 and Continue Reading
Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS
Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS is a comprehensive collection of everything a tax professional should know when dealing with the IRS. Continue Reading
Delaware Courts Hold Jurisdiction to Determine Whether Second Arbitration Is Untimely Collateral Attack on First Arbitration Award
McCarter partner Andrew Dupre authored an article that discusses who, in the state of Delaware, decides whether a second arbitration is an impermissible collateral attack on a confirmed award from a first arbitration. This article originally appeared in Mealey’s International Arbitration Report. Continue Reading
Trust and Estate Implications Involving Potentially Incapacitated Persons
Gerard Brew authored an article discussing a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey that raises a host of issues about decision making by those who encounter sudden disability or possible mental impairment of incapacity for the New Jersey Law Journal. Continue Reading
Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, And Equality Through Pro Bono Service
In the wake of major social and racial change, many organizations are making a concerted effort to promote diversity, inclusiveness, and equality in the workplace. These efforts are commendable, but more action is needed. For the legal profession to become more diverse, and truly inclusive of Continue Reading
Labor Relations Law in the Cannabis Industry: Sorting through the Confusing Interplay between State and Federal Law
McCarter partner Hugh Murray has authored for PLI an article detailing labor relations law in the cannabis industry and how to work through the sometimes confusing legal landscape between state and federal law. Continue Reading
IP Litigation in the District of Delaware during COVID-19 and beyond
Dan Silver and Alexandra Joyce authored an article that appeared in The Legal Intelligencer on how the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has been a preeminent forum for the litigation of intellectual property (IP) disputes, particularly patent disputes. Continue Reading