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.
February 27, 2009 | Texas Lawyer
Sonnenschein to Shutter Charlotte OfficeLess than two years after Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal announced the opening of its Charlotte office, partners voted Friday afternoon to close up shop in the battered banking center. The decision affects 11 lawyers and eight staff members.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
September 03, 2009 | Law.com
Sonnenschein Makes More CutsSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal released a statement on Wednesday confirming that the firm has carried out additional layoffs, but a firm spokeswoman declined to say how many positions were eliminated, despite a report that the firm laid off fewer than two dozen associates. The move follows two previous rounds of cuts within the past 18 months, with 37 lawyers cut in May 2008 and 25 more attorneys laid off later that year.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
March 09, 2010 | The American Lawyer
Who Dat?: Saints Slogan Is Fodder for Trademark FightNew Orleans brothers Sal and Steve Monistere claim to be "the proud founding members of the "WHO DAT NATION'" and assert that their company developed the Who Dat mark. They've sued NFL Properties, the New Orleans Saints, the secretary of state of Louisiana, and the State of Louisiana.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
June 29, 2011 | The American Lawyer
JPMorgan, SEC Win Quick Approval of $153.6 Million Settlement in CDO Fraud CaseManhattan federal district court judge Richard Berman clearly wasn't channeling his inner Jed Rakoff when he approved the week-old deal Wednesday.
By Ross Todd
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January 12, 2012 | The American Lawyer
CEO Group Backs SEC in Appeal of Rakoff Ruling Nixing Citi SettlementThe Business Roundtable doesn't usually turn up in Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement litigation on the side of the enforcers. But it's no surprise that the CEO club wants help fight the ruling by Manhattan federal district court judge Jed Rakoff that nixed the SEC's proposed $285 million settlement with Citigroup.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
January 04, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Samsung Strikes Out in Antitrust Suit Against Panasonic over SD Memory CardsFor the second time in five months, Panasonic's lawyers at Dewey & LeBoeuf persuaded a federal judge in San Francisco to dismiss Samsung's antitrust claims against Panasonic over a patent licensing deal involving secure digital memory cards.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
September 15, 2009 | The American Lawyer
Williams & Connolly and Steptoe & Johnson Win Appeal for Abu Ghraib ContractorsA divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled last Friday that two private military contractors cannot be held liable for allegedly torturing detainees at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison.
By Ross Todd
2 minute read
December 09, 2010 | The American Lawyer
Inside the Judicial Impeachment Process: A Q&A with House Impeachment Counsel Alan Baron of Seyfarth ShawA day after the Senate unanimously convicted New Orleans federal district court judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr., we talked with the white-collar defense lawyer who's counseled the House of Representatives in its last four judicial impeachment investigations.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
June 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Could Post-Trial Revelation in Lindsey FCPA Case Threaten Convictions?Greenberg Traurig's Jan Handzlik has long argued that the Lindsey case ought to be thrown out on prosecutorial misconduct grounds. Based on the presiding judge's reaction Monday to the government's admission that it failed to turn over evidence, his job may have just gotten easier.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
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