We are pleased to share outstanding highlights this month about our firm, the venture capital landscape, and our clients and contacts who continuously enrich the entrepreneurial ecosystem. McCarter Highlight Dave Sorin has been appointed by New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy to the New Jersey Continue Reading
How College Athletes Will Be Paid Under California’s Fair Pay to Play Act
Katie Ledecky is the most dominant swimmer to attend college in the 21st century. In her Freshman year at Stanford University, she set 12 NCAA records, nine American records, and led the team to its first NCAA championship of the century. After a similarly spectacular sophomore year, with another Continue Reading
Hikvision, Dahua Technology Among 28 Added to Entity List, Resulting in Broad Impact on Chinese Surveillance, Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition Firms
Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies October 2019 Highlights
We are pleased to share outstanding highlights this month about our firm, the venture capital landscape, and our clients and contacts who continuously enrich the entrepreneurial ecosystem. McCarter Highlights: McCarter lawyers Benjamin Hron and Stephen Fox authored a Q3 2019 Anatomy of a Continue Reading
ATL’s Innovation Interrogatory: Alex Macdonald of McCarter & English
Above the Law interviews Alex Macdonald, McCarter’s Chief Client Value & Practice Management Officer, as part of The Innovation Interrogatories series, a recurring feature that highlights innovative efforts and experiences in law firms. He shares his perspective on topics Continue Reading
Delaware Court of Chancery Calls “Earmuffs!” in Response to Trade Libel Claims
Preston Hollow Capital, LLC v. Nuveen LLC, et al., Ca. No. 2019-0169-SG (Del. Ch. Aug. 13, 2019) Preston Hollow Capital followed its first ruling concerning various business torts with an insightful analysis into the limitations on the Court of Chancery’s authority to enjoin defamatory Continue Reading
Integrating Cybersecurity Into M&A Compliance Reviews: Avoiding Hidden Cyber Risks in the Acquisition of Government Contractors
The Sword of Damocles Hangs Over Miller Act Sureties and Brokers: Scollick Case Stayed Sixty Days for Mediation, but Outcome Remains Uncertain
Court of Chancery Holds that Sale of Shares Transfers Fiduciary Duty Claims to the Buyer in Dispute Between Founders and VC Fund
In Urdan, et al. v. WR Capital Partners, LLC, et al., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the founders of a startup company lost standing to pursue breach of fiduciary duty claims against a venture capital fund after they sold their shares in the company, and that the founders did not Continue Reading
Trademarks for a Budding Industry
While many states have legalized or decriminalized cannabis products, the federal government still considers these products to be illegal. Thus, as people are often surprised to learn, federal trademark protection for these products (even for strictly medicinal use) is currently prohibited. There Continue Reading