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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 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Baker & McKenzie, Chinese Clients Try to Undo Vitamin C Price-Fixing Award

Two Chinese manufacturers of vitamin C have started the process of trying to overturn a $162 million price-fixing verdict. The companies' defense counsel at Baker & McKenzie filed three new motions on their behalf on Thursday.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

April 26, 2012 | Legaltech News

Discovery Spat Resolved in Alien Tort Case Over 'Plan Colombia'

A D.C. federal judge has resolved a dispute over "non-spray flight line data" in a decade-old Alien Tort Claims Act case involving U.S. anti-narcotics efforts in the Andean jungle.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

February 01, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Corn Job?: NY BigLaw Firm Sued for Malpractice Over Ethanol Project

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3 minute read

March 19, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Court Puts New York Litigation on Hold in NYSE M&A Battle

It will be up to Delaware Chancellor Leo Strine Jr., not New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich, to preside over the crucial next two months of arguments in shareholder litigation over NYSE Euronext's $8.2 billion sale to IntercontinentalExchange.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

November 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Expansion-Minded Kasowitz Opens Silicon Valley Office

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2 minute read

August 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Litigator of the Week: Matthew Martens of the SEC

For Martens and his bosses in Washington, the stakes in the trial of Fabrice Tourre were huge.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

December 03, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Sixth Circuit Tosses Ohio Pension Funds' Case Against Ratings Agencies

Despite some recent defense setbacks, the credit ratings agencies are still proving to be tough litigation targets for investors that placed losing bets on mortgage-backed securities.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

July 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

KPMG, E&Y Fend Off Madoff Feeder Fund Investors at Second Circuit

It's been a rough couple of months at the Second Circuit for investors in feeder funds that lost money in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi mega-fraud.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

March 15, 2012 | Law.com

Nixon Peabody Forms Alliance With Chinese Firm

In a bid to expand its reach in mainland China, Nixon Peabody is teaming up with the Beijing-based Hylands Law Firm. The chair of Nixon Peabody's China practice says the alliance should help the firm, which has offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong, compete with international firms with longstanding China practices.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

January 17, 2012 | New York Law Journal

CEO Group Backs SEC After Judge Rejects Citi Settlement

In a proposed amicus brief, the Business Roundtable's counsel, Mark Perry of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, called Judge Rakoff's ruling a "novel, and potentially dangerous, approach to reviewing settlement agreements."

By Ross Todd

2 minute read