McCarter & English, LLP

About this office:

McCarter & English, LLP is a firm of over 400 lawyers with offices in Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Stamford, and Wilmington. In continuous business for more than 160 years, we are among the oldest and largest law firms in America.

Our stability, growth, and success reflect a culture in which, time and again, integrity, selflessness, hard work, and an understanding of our clients' businesses and objectives have achieved powerful legal outcomes and real world successes. We view our history, however, not as a source of self-satisfaction, but as a platform for continuous improvement, and we've earned a reputation for constantly seeking innovative, efficient, and effective ways to attain our clients' goals.

We are honored to be the chosen law firm of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to middle market and emerging growth companies to individual people. When our clients do great things, we are pleased to get the assist.

Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust And Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Aviation And Aerospace; Bankruptcy; Banks And Banking; Business Law; Civil Practice; Class Actions; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Communications And Media; Complex And Multi-District Litigation; Computers And Software; Contracts; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Debtor And Creditor; Education Law; Eminent Domain; Employee Benefits; Environmental Law; Equipment Finance And Leasing; Finance; General Practice; Health Care; Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property; International Law; Investments; Labor And Employment; Leases And Leasing; Litigation; Mergers And Acquisitions; Divestitures; Natural Resources; Nonprofit And Charitable Organizations; Patents; Probate; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Public Finance; Real Estate; Taxation; Torts; Toxic Torts; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Transportation; Trusts And Estates; Unfair Competition; White Collar Crime; Wills; Zoning Law; Planning Law; Land Use.

Connecticut Passes Paid Sick Leave Law for Service Workers
Thomas F. Doherty,Catherine Ann Mohan, October 27, 2011
A sharply divided Connecticut legislature recently passed a bill that will make Connecticut the first state in the nation to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave each calendar year to nonexempt, hourly service workers. On July 1, 2011, Governor...

Delaware’s “Pro-Stockholder” Lambrecht Decision Actually Raises the Bar for Some Double Derivative Stockholders
William M. Moran, October 27, 2011
A shareholder’s standing to sue on behalf of a corporation may have gotten easier, thanks to a decision in August, 2010, by the Supreme Court of Delaware in which the Court clarified shareholder standing requirements in “doublederivative” suits. But as demonstrated in a recent...

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