Businesses don’t work in isolation. Instead, they buy goods and services from many other companies. This is just as true in government contracting as it is in commercial contracting. As such, the government requires prime contractors to ensure the companies they work with
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Ethics in Appellate Practice
McCarter & English partner Natalie Mantell joins an esteemed panel of appellate attorneys and an Appellate Division judge for “Ethics in Appellate Practice,” a program presented by the New Jersey State Bar Association.
During the program, Natalie and fellow speakers…
The Economics Don’t Add Up
The economics of major college athletics are becoming increasingly difficult to balance. Rising costs, revenue sharing, facility demands, legal exposure, and competitive pressures are challenging institutions to reconsider how athletics fits within their financial and strategic priorities.
At The Governance…
‘Hello Farms’, Goodbye Contract Rights?
Can a cannabis contract be legal under state law but still unenforceable in federal court? That question is at the center of a recent Sixth Circuit decision with potentially far-reaching implications for cannabis businesses and the agreements that support them.…
The $1 AI Honeymoon Is Over, and GSA Has Drafted a Postnup
For just over a year, the federal government has been running a strange experiment in technology procurement. Through its OneGov program, the General Services Administration (GSA) put leading enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platforms in agencies’ hands for $1 or less.…
Not a Model of Clarity: GAO Takes Its First Hard Look at Solicitations That Mix the Old FAR with the New
If you have opened a federal solicitation this year and felt like you were reading two rulebooks stapled together, you were not imagining it. Since the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) overhaul began, agencies have been buying under class deviations while…
What To Watch As Justices Weigh Video Privacy Law’s Scope
How far can decades-old privacy laws stretch to address modern digital tracking technologies? The US Supreme Court may soon provide an answer as it considers a closely watched case involving the Video Privacy Protection Act and the scope of who…
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the Latest Proposed FAR Changes
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council’s latest Revolutionary FAR Overhaul proposals include significant changes for federal contractors, including new rules affecting required-use contract vehicles, commercial contracting, source selection, contract types and technical data rights. McCarter Government Contracts & Global Trade partners…
Making Inflexible Trusts Flexible: The Modification, Division, Termination and Decanting of Irrevocable Trusts
Tim Ferges returns to the Ultra-High Net Worth Planning Forum, hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, for its fourth annual program in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His presentation will explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding irrevocable…
New CMS Risk-Based Surveys for High-Performing Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new Risk-Based Survey (RBS) process is reshaping how high-performing skilled nursing facilities are surveyed and how regulatory resources are allocated across the long-term care industry.
McCarter partner Khaled Klele discusses the implications…