Ross Todd

June 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Friends and fortune elude Scott Rothstein?s lawyer.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

February 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Goodwin Procter squeezed out slightly more in gross revenues and profits per partner last year than it did in 2011, according to The American Lawyer's reporting, but chair Regina Pisa isn't satisfied with the Boston-based firm's 2012 performance.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

October 18, 2010 | Daily Report Online

More than 200 legal professionals gathered in Washington on Oct. 7 for the first annual conference of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. The Am Law Daily spoke with Hunton Williams partner Robert Grey Jr., the executive director of LCLD, about the conference and four inaugural initiatives launched at the event.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

October 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn helped client Artemis SA fend off $4.3 billion in claims brought by California's insurance commissioner. A holding company controlled by French businessman François Pinault, Artemis was the last defendant left in a case stemming from the 1991 insolvency of Executive Life Insurance Company. On Monday, a U.S. district court jury in Los Angeles returned a verdict of no damages against Artemis.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

March 04, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Add Haynes and Boone to the ever-growing list of international law firms vying for a slice of the work in the emerging market of Brazil.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

February 28, 2013 | New York Law Journal

After poring over analysis from "high-priced arm chair oracles," Southern District Judge Victor Marrero certified a class of Fairfield Greenwich Group investors whose money disappeared in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, but excluded investors in 25 countries whose laws he concluded don't support class treatment for the investors' claims.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

August 25, 2009 | Daily Business Review

An annual survey of mid-level associates by American Lawyer rated how law firms handled layoffs: how they were communicated to employees who were on their way out and those who were staying.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

February 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Some managing partners at Am Law firms are eschewing retirement for active practice.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

June 27, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court's decision striking down a crucial part of the Voting Rights Act leaves hanging some of the most notable pro bono victories large law firms won last year, especially those that relied heavily on the "preclearance" mechanism of Section 5.

By Ross Todd

12 minute read

March 14, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Law firms that have responded to client demands by putting together legal teams of a particular racial composition could face discrimination suits, according to Curt Levey, a conservative activist who helped lead the high-profile fight against the University of Michigan's affirmative action programs. "Not only may a law firm be liable for discrimination, but so may be the individual employees and partners at the law firm," writes Levey in a research paper he presented Tuesday at a Washington, D.C., forum.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read