Ross Todd

Ross Todd is the Editor/columnist for the Am Law Litigation Daily. He writes about litigation of all sorts. Previously, Ross was the Bureau Chief of The Recorder, ALM's California affiliate. Contact Ross at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Ross_Todd.

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July 22, 2024 | Litigation Daily

The Career Paths That Lead 3 Big Law Litigators to Practice Leadership

Retracing the unique professional journeys that have led Fenwick's Saina Shamilov, Robins Kaplan's Brendan Johnson and Pryor Cashman's Ilene Farkas to practice group leadership posts.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

July 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Delaware Supreme Court Turns Its Spotlight on Advance Notice Bylaws

In the latest tug of war in Delaware law between activist investors and corporate boards, Teresa Goody Guillén and Richard Raile of Baker & Hostetler and John Seaman of Abrams & Bayliss represent Ted Kellner, an AIM ImmunoTech Inc. stockholder seeking board seats.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

July 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Runners-up this week include litigation teams at Kirkland, Kobre & Kim, O'Melveny and Sullivan & Cromwell.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

July 18, 2024 | Litigation Daily

'Should I Sue?': Navigating the New APA Landscape With Latham's Phil Perry and Andrew Prins

With the Supreme Court handing down two blockbuster APA decisions at the end of last term, federal agencies and private companies are adjusting to the new lay of the land.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

July 17, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Keep It Simple, and Maybe Pocket That Peremptory: Trial Tips From Either Side of the 'V'

Kathleen Flynn Peterson of Ciresi Conlin in Minneapolis and Kat Gallagher of Rodman & Rodman in Denver try cases on opposite sides of the bar and in different regions, but have some similar thoughts behind their approaches.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

July 16, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Stop and Think About That Sealing Request Before You File It

U.S. District Judge Joshua Wolson in Philadelphia says lawyers can't "yada, yada, yada" their way into the showing of harm needed to obtain a sealing order in his courtroom.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

July 15, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Big Law Pro Bono Hours Continue Upward Trend, But Fall Short of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Here's a recap of the latest Pro Bono Scorecard from our friends at The American Lawyer and a compilation of the pro bono lawyers who won Litigator of the Week honors last year.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

July 12, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Reset in the Fight Over Nearly $2B in Bonds Issued by Venezuela's National Oil Company

After the New York high court previously ruled that Venezuelan law governs the validity of bonds issued under the Maduro regime, the Second Circuit this week vacated a judgment against Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., a win for affiliated clients represented by Igor Timofeyev of Paul Hastings and Michael Gottlieb of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

By Ross Todd

12 minute read

July 12, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Runners-up this week include trademark litigators from Debevoise and patent litigators at Cooley and MoFo.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

July 11, 2024 | Litigation Daily

The Brother-Sister Litigators Who Took on the FTC Over a North Carolina Hospital Merger

Gibson Dunn's Michael Perry and his younger sister, C.J. Pruski of Williams & Connolly, represented the seller and buyer of two North Carolina hospitals in beating back a preliminary injunction bid by the Federal Trade Commission.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

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