Gov. Phil Murphy had hoped to oversee a significant reform of New Jersey’s Prohibition-era rules that limited restaurants from selling alcohol without a liquor license. Under S4265 and A5912, passed by both houses in a lame-duck session, there would be a limited increase in the availability of liquor licenses. New Jersey caps the…

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Fried, Frank, Harris, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson represented BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, in its $12.5 billion buy of infrastructure-focused private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners Friday. GIP was represented by Kirkland & Ellis and Debevoise & Plimpton. Skadden was led by M&A…

On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was tasked with determining whether Spanish or California law applied in deciding ownership of a Camille Pissarro painting stolen by Nazis in 1939 Germany. The Supreme Court vacated the circuit court’s prior decision, remanding with…

Pharmaceutical Legal and Regulatory Trends To Watch in 2024 | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/01/12/pharmaceutical-legal-and-regulatory-trends-to-watch-in-2024/ ANALYSIS This article highlights several notable legal and regulatory developments in 2023 and discusses developments that will continue to shape the pharmaceutical industry in 2024. January 12, 2024 at 10:03 AM 8…

Over the past few days, victims of the Post Office scandal have seen how quickly the levers of power can move when they need to. Earlier this week, the government announced plans to overturn all convictions of Post Office sub-postmasters caught up in the scandal. There is growing attention on the role…

A LONG TIME COMING – For the first time in history, women now make up more than half of associates at law firms, Law.com’s Amanda O’Brien reports. According to the National Association for Law Placement’s diversity report, the percentage of female associates in 2023 was 50.3%, reflecting a dramatic increase from prior…