McCarter & English

McCarter & English, LLP, is an American full-service law firm headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Founded in 1845, it is one of the oldest law firms in the United States. Besides its Newark headquarters, the firm has offices across the Northeastern United States in Boston, Hartford, Stamford, New York City, East Brunswick, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Washington, D.C.[1]

McCarter & English
HeadquartersNewark, New Jersey
No. of offices9
No. of attorneysapproximately 400
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleJoseph Lubertazzi, Jr., chairman, Joseph T. Boccassini, firmwide managing partner
Date founded1845
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.mccarter.com

Practice profile

The firm's clients include Fortune 100, mid-cap, closely held, and emerging companies, and include some of the nation's leading financial, industrial, pharmaceutical, and commercial enterprises as well as educational, health care, government, and nonprofit institutions.[2]

The firm is known for both its litigation and transactional work, and has significantly broadened its capabilities organically and strategically throughout the firm's history. This expansion continued into the venture capital and emerging company space with the firm's combination with East Brunswick, New Jersey-based SorinRand, a law firm known for advising new and start-up companies in technology and tech-enabled industries and their investors in October 2014.[3] In February 2014, McCarter acquired the Washington, DC-based energy law firm Miller, Balis & O’Neil.[4]

Pro Bono Initiatives

McCarter & English has a long commitment to public service and expects its attorneys to participate in activities that promote the public interest. Through its Pro Bono Program, McCarter attorneys donate thousands of hours of their time to provide free legal services to low-income individuals and organizations of limited means in communities surrounding each of the firm's offices.[5] McCarter attorneys also provide services to the legal profession, through appointments to Supreme Court committees or as Special Masters, and through work with state bar associations. Additionally, McCarter attorneys teach at area law schools, conduct professional practice and skills trainings, and otherwise contribute to the development of law students and young lawyers.[6]

McCarter launched a pro bono fellowship program intended to benefit Newark's many unrepresented litigants, to be headed by a full-time firm lawyer.[7] The initiative provides legal representation to residents who are facing eviction proceedings by their landlords.[8] McCarter received the American Bar Association's 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award during the ABA's Annual Meeting in San Francisco.[9]

Offices

Boston
Hartford
Stamford
New York
Newark
East Brunswick
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Washington, D.C.

Notable alumni

References
  1. http://www.mccarter.com/aboutus/uniGC.aspx?xpST=AboutUs
  2. http://www.mccarter.com/aboutus/uniGC.aspx?xpST=AboutUs
  3. https://www.law360.com/articles/579576/mccarter-english-grows-vc-bench-with-sorinrand-merger
  4. http://www.njbiz.com/article/20140203/NJBIZ01/140209970/mccarter--english-acquires-boutique-energy-firm-miller-balis--oneil
  5. http://www.njlawjournal.com/id=1202788585367/McCarters-Products-Liability-Group-Paves-Way-in-TCCWNA-Other-Consumer-Cases
  6. http://www.mccarter.com/David-J-Sorin/
  7. July 17, David Gialanella |; PM, 2018 at 04:40. "McCarter & English Launches Fellowship to Represent Newark Residents". New Jersey Law Journal. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  8. "McCarter touts new pro bono focus for Newark residents facing eviction – Real Estate NJ". Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  9. August 16, Michael Marciano |; AM, 2019 at 08:37. "Connecticut Movers: Outstanding Pro Bono and Bond Work Rewarded". Connecticut Law Tribune. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
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