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.
March 05, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Dorsey & Whitney Hits Back Against Complaint Claiming Firm Dragged Its Feet on Malpractice Suit Against Fellow Big FirmMichael Reger claims his lawyers at Dorsey & Whitney admitted their reluctance to sue Faegre Drinker over a steakhouse lunch in September 2022.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
March 04, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: HSG's Michael Shuster on Balancing a 'Street Fighter' Approach With Civility and Common SenseShuster, who helped found Holwell Shuster & Goldberg in 2012 after heading global commercial litigation at White & Case, says "the challenge there was the same as it is at HSG—build effective teams, make sure younger lawyers are receiving proper mentorship, achieve good results for clients."
By Ross Todd
9 minute read
March 01, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: Susman Lands $287M Verdict Against Samsung in Marshall, Texas … State CourtAlexandra (Lexie) White and her Susman Godfrey trial team convinced a state court jury that Samsung breached a 2016 settlement agreement with Dutch telecommunications company Koninklijke KPN N.V. when Samsung later took a license to a patent pool without paying KPN its due share.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
March 01, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsA Skadden defense team secured an acquittal for semiconductor company Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. in a criminal trade secret and economic espionage case originally filed as part of the Justice Department's now-defunct China Initiative.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
February 29, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Taking Stock of the Gender of Judges on State and Federal Appeals CourtsComparing the current distributions of male and female judges in both the federal court of appeals and state courts of last resort.
By Adam Feldman and Mary-Christine Sungaila
7 minute read
February 28, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Trick or Treat? How an Office Halloween Party Convo Led to a Quinn Associate's Appellate ArgumentAlex Loomis, a seventh-year associate in Boston, landed a precedential First Circuit decision on personal jurisdiction issues in a case he first heard about from partner Bill Weinreb at an office Halloween party.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
February 27, 2024 | Litigation Daily
How to Evaluate a Case Like a Plaintiffs Lawyer or Litigation FunderRoman Silberfeld, the national trial chair of Robins Kaplan based in Los Angeles, and Allison Chock, director at litigation finance company Omni Bridgeway Management (USA), discuss the basics of their respective approaches to evaluate a potential case.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
February 26, 2024 | Litigation Daily
The Litigators Among Am Law's Top Lateral Hires of 2023By our count, litigation partners were central to nearly a third of The American Lawyer's annual list of the year's biggest moves in Big Law.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
February 23, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Duo Keeps Up Trial Streak With Defense Win for Samsung in $4B Patent CaseAdam Alper and Michael De Vries helped Samsung fight off infringement claims from Demaray LLC at trial in Waco, Texas, marking their seventh straight trial win in high-stakes cases.
By Ross Todd
12 minute read
February 23, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsRunners-up this week include litigators from Orrick, Nelson Mullins, Faegre Drinker and Steptoe.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
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