The law firm of McCarter & English, LLP has named seven new partners and three counsel in the Newark, NJ, Hartford, CT, Wilmington, DE and New York offices.


The new partners are:


•Christopher R. Carton, in the Newark office, who concentrates in products liability, general litigation, and toxic tort litigation;


•Ira Gottlieb, in the Newark office, who concentrates in environmental law, insurance coverage negotiation and litigation, and general litigation;


•John C. Kelly, in the Newark office, who concentrates in securities law;


•Jeffrey A. Petit, in the Newark office, who concentrates in real estate law;


•John J. Robinson, in the Hartford office, who concentrates in products liability, toxic tort, and personal injury litigation;


•Adam Saravay, in the Newark office, who concentrates in employment, commercial, securities, and white-collar criminal defense litigation;


•William F. Taylor Jr., in the Wilmington office, who concentrates on litigation matters, including bankruptcy, corporate and general litigation.


The new counsel are:


•Sheila E. Calello, in the Newark office, who concentrates in commercial litigation, debtor/creditor workout and litigation, and bankruptcy and banking law;


•Francis A. Kirk, in the Newark office, who concentrates in business litigation;


•Thomas M. Smith, in the New York office, who concentrates in commercial and product liability litigation.