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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June 06, 2024 | Litigation Daily

A Couple of Interesting Points From the US Chamber's Latest Research on 'Nuclear' Verdicts

Oriana Senatore, senior vice president of research and strategic development at the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, spoke about the newly released report during a webcast sponsored by Tyson & Mendes.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

June 05, 2024 | Litigation Daily

The Winding Path Some Litigators Take to Partnership

Some of the litigators from boutiques and mid-size law firms who participated in Law.com's "How I Made It" series this past year had their early careers disrupted by the Great Recession.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

June 04, 2024 | Litigation Daily

The 'Singular Focus' and Logistical Planning That Goes Into Handling Back-to-Back-to-Back Trials

Jason Sheasby and Lisa Glasser of Irell & Manella just handled three trials which took them from Marshall, Texas, to Los Angeles and back again.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

June 03, 2024 | Litigation Daily

'For Love & Life': Touching Base with Skadden Associate and ALS Advocate Brian Wallach

The work that Wallach and his wife Sandra Abrevaya have done establishing the I AM ALS foundation since his 2017 diagnosis is featured in a new documentary recently released on Amazon Prime.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Defense Verdict in Cook County in the First Zantac Trial

Defense lawyers for GSK, led by Tarek Ismail of Goldman Ismail, and Boehringer Ingelheim, led by Andrew Bayman of King & Spalding, won a defense verdict from state court jurors who rejected a claim that the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused an Illinois woman's colon cancer.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

First up this week is a team at Irell & Manella that won a $445 million patent infringement verdict last week for computer memory client Netlist…

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

May 30, 2024 | Litigation Daily

No More 'Yesterday's Technology Tomorrow': Judges Consider AI's Impact on Dispute Resolution

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Driscoll said AI "should not supplant good lawyering, but it could supplement good lawyering."

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

May 29, 2024 | Litigation Daily

'Lawyers Were Hallucinating About Cases and Reasoning Long Before AI': A Few More Judges Weigh In

Four jurists, including three from Texas, describe where they land on the question of whether current court rules are adequate to address the use of artificial intelligence to help generate court filings.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

May 28, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Angela Zambrano of Sidley Austin on Co-Leading 750-Plus Litigators While Having 5 Potential Trials on Her Docket

"Nothing makes me happier than trying cases with my Sidley colleagues so I am committed to maintaining an active trial practice while I serve in this role," said Zambrano, who joined Bruce Braun as co-leader of the practice in January.

By Ross Todd

16 minute read

May 24, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Cleary Helps Crypto Lender Genesis Settle With NYAG, Win Approval for Reorganization Plan

Sean O'Neal, Tom Kessler, and Jane VanLare of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton helped Genesis win approval for the settlement of the AG's Martin Act claims and its plan of reorganization, where dollar creditors are estimated to receive 100% of their claims and cryptocurrency creditors have estimated average recoveries of 77% on an in-kind basis.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

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