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.
April 29, 2024 | Litigation Daily
New Rule on MDLs Should Prompt Courts to Reevaluate Involvement in SettlementHollingsworth's Robert E. Johnston and Gary Feldon write that MDL judges who decide merits questions should avoid direct involvement in settlement discussions and detailed reports on the negotiations.
By Robert E. Johnston and Gary Feldon
6 minute read
April 26, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Beats Videogame Copyright Claim From Lebron James' Tattoo ArtistDale Cendali and Josh Simmons of Kirkland & Ellis convinced federal jurors in Ohio that 'NBA 2K' maker Take-Two had an implied license to use images that tattoo artist James Hayden inked onto James' shoulders.
By Ross Todd
12 minute read
April 26, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsRunners-up this week include litigators from Hecht Partners, Hausfeld and Quinn Emanuel.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
April 25, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Discussing The Uptick in Women Arguing at SCOTUS With Akin's Aileen McGrathMcGrath got her first argument at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this term—a term where William & Connolly's Lisa Blatt crossed the 50-argument threshold and women have handled about one-third of oral arguments.
By Ross Todd
16 minute read
April 24, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Latham's 7-Year Fight to Reshape New York City Property TaxesThe firm won a ruling from New York's high court last month finding the city's property tax system was "unfair, inequitable and has a discriminatory disparate impact on certain protected classes of New York City property owners."
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
April 23, 2024 | Litigation Daily
How Meta Finds the Right Teams for the Right Cases at the Right PricesThe second part of the Litigation Daily's conversation with Nikki Stitt Sokol, director and associate general counsel for Meta Platforms Inc., delves into what she looks for when hiring outside counsel.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
April 22, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Meta's Nikki Stitt Sokol on Learning 'Litigation Is Always About a Story'Sokol, who has been managing litigation in-house at the company since shortly after the Facebook IPO, says it's important to learn about the people behind a business and what they're trying to accomplish.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
April 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: Landing a $525M Patent Verdict Against Amazon Web ServicesCourtland Reichman and his team Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg convinced a Chicago federal jury that AWS infringed three computer storage and data management patents held by Kove IO, a company founded by two University of Chicago Ph.D. graduates and co-inventors.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
April 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Another Stellar Group of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsRunners-up this week include litigators from Kirkland, Jones Day, Morgan Lewis and Paul Weiss.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
April 18, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Logging 5,500 Miles to Handle 3 Arguments in 11 Days, Capped With a QuakeAfter Wiggin and Dana partner Jonathan Freiman argued in the Second Circuit late last month and the California Supreme Court on April 3, he flew back East for a repeat argument in the Second Circuit just after the April 5 earthquake that shook the court.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
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