McCarter & English, LLP, is an American full-service

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headquartered in Newark,

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. 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

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, Indianapolis,

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, Stamford, Wilmington, and

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Practice profile

The firm's clients include Fortune 100, mid-cap, closely held, and emerging companies, and include financial, industrial, pharmaceutical, and commercial enterprises as well as educational, health care, government, and nonprofit institutions. In February 2014, McCarter acquired the Washington, DC-based energy law firm Miller, Balis & O’Neil.

Offices

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

Notable alumni

Robert H. McCarter Robert Harris McCarter (April 28, 1859 – May 30, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1903 until 1908, succeeding his brother Thomas N. McCarter. McCarter was born in Newton, New Jersey, in 1859 t ...

, former New Jersey Attorney General (1903-1908) * Thomas N. McCarter, former New Jersey Attorney General (1902-1903)

References

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