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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November 16, 2023 | Litigation Daily

What a Polarized Jury Pool Means for Corporate Defendants

Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley, the leaders of the complex litigation and dispute resolution practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, discuss the results of a survey of more than 1,000 potential jurors in venues yielding big verdicts.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

November 15, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Just Breathe: Strategies for Dealing With Contentious Depositions

Judge Matthew McCoyd of DeKalb County Magistrate Court in Georgia says every litigator needs some breathing exercises in his or her metaphorical tool bag.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

November 14, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Akin's Joseph Sorkin on Expectations for 'Commitment, Collaboration, Collegiality and Transparency'

"An Akin litigator is collaborative, focused on achieving results for clients in creative ways, and not shy about litigating as aggressively as necessary," says Sorkin, who became head of the firm's litigation practice earlier this year.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

November 10, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Defense Verdict for Dow and PPG in Quarter Century-Old Environmental Litigation

Mary Rose Alexander and Robert Collins of Latham & Watkins took the lead for Dow and Jason Levin of Alston & Bird represented PPG in a six-week trial in San Francisco Superior Court that resulted in no damages.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

November 10, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Winston & Strawn and Hagens Berman secured class certification on behalf of three groups of college athletes seeking billions of dollars in compensation related to their name, image and likeness, or NIL, rights from the NCAA and major collegiate conferences.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

November 09, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Reflections From the Jury Pool

Tuesday I was part of the venire for a domestic violence case in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland. The experience sparked some thoughts.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

November 07, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Some Thoughts on This Year's TAL Litigation Department of the Year Finalists

Covington, Cravath, Kirkland, Latham, Orrick, Quinn Emanuel, and Williams & Connolly are the finalists for The American Lawyer's Litigation Department of the Year. What were the common threads that set them apart from the competition?

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

November 06, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Confronting Anti-Corporate Bias in the Jury Pool

Hildy Sastre, the co-chair of the product liability litigation practice group at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, who regularly defends large companies discusses strategies for dealing with anti-corporate sentiment among prospective jurors.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

November 03, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Proskauer Scores a Defense Win for Last Defendant Standing in Broiler Chicken Antitrust Suit

After a month-long trial in a case accusing Sanderson Farms of conspiring with competitors to fix the price of chicken, federal jurors in Chicago deliberated just nine hours before returning for the company and its lawyers at Proskauer Rose led by Chris Ondeck, Kyle Casazza and Colin Cabral.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

November 03, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Covington & Burling won about $260 million in damages in an investment treaty arbitration against the Russian Federation for the Ukrainian company that owned the main electricity supplier and distributor in Crimea prior to the peninsula's 2014 annexation.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

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