When McCarter & English moved into the Connecticut marketplace about a decade ago, there was a general sense the New Jersey-based firm was strong in business litigation. Since then, the firm’s leaders like to think the reputation has grown.

Perhaps that’s so. This year, one year after winning the commercial litigation award in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Litigation Department of the Year contest, McCarter & English has been named the top overall out-of-state firm with a Connecticut office.