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Ross Todd

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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April 07, 2016 | The Recorder

Top Prosecutor to Join Kendall Brill

Robert Dugdale, chief assistant U.S. attorney for California's Central District, starts May 2.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

April 06, 2016 | The Recorder

DOJ Sweetens Rewards for FCPA Cooperation

At the same time, fraud section chief Andrew Weissman announced plans to hire 10 new prosecutors and more FBI agents to focus on corruption cases.

By Ross Todd

13 minute read

April 05, 2016 | The Recorder

Court: Student Punished for USC Sex Assault Didn't Receive Due Process

The university has hired Gibson Dunn's Theodore Boutrous Jr. to appeal ruling that reverses the suspension of a USC football player.

By Ross Todd

17 minute read

April 05, 2016 | The Recorder

Stanford's Grundfest on Corruption as Growth Business

After creating the definitive database on securities litigation, Joseph Grundfest is turning his academic gaze to enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

By Ross Todd

22 minute read

April 04, 2016 | The Recorder

Glassdoor Fends Off Bid to Expose Job Site Commenters

Judge Joseph Spero concluded that the possible evidentiary value of the information was outweighed by free speech concerns.

By Ross Todd

15 minute read

April 01, 2016 | The Recorder

Law Firm Data Practices Draw New Scrutiny

News that law firms were targeted by a Russian hacker seeking details of confidential M&A deals highlights a gap in regulation.

By Ross Todd and Cheryl Miller

10 minute read

April 01, 2016 | The Recorder

SEC Casts Its (Unwelcome) Eye on Valley Economy

Andrew Ceresney, the agency's top enforcer, told a crowd of lawyers and investors Thursday that it plans to police the pre-IPO securities market more aggressively.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

March 31, 2016 | The Recorder

Oracle, Google OK Internet Blackout for Jury Selection

Lawyers for the two companies agreed Thursday to go along with Judge William Alsup's ban on web research into potential and impaneled jurors.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

March 30, 2016 | Law.com

SEC Accuses Biotech VC of Siphoning Funds

The founder of Burrill Capital Management will pay millions to settle charges that he used investor money to cover cash shortfalls and to pay for a lavish lifestyle.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

March 28, 2016 | The Recorder

When it Comes to Conflicts, Ninth Circuit Says Class Actions Are Different

No bright-line DQ rule applies to lawyers who represent divergent interests within the same class, wrote Judge Jon Tigar, sitting by designation on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read