Ross Todd

September 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

January 29, 2010 | Law.com

Two former clients have sued Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy, charging the firm with malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract over the firm's work on the financing of a failed Nebraska ethanol project. In a complaint filed Tuesday in state court in San Francisco, Medley Capital and Fourth Third allege that Milbank lawyers failed to secure a first, secured interest in the ethanol project for the former clients. The firm's work on the matter occurred from March 2007 to March 2009.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

April 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

July 22, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Tom Huddleston Jr. and Ross Todd

5 minute read

November 01, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Judges have handed down some staggering restitution orders in both high-profile and obscure cases during the past five years. Of the defendants prosecuted under the banner of the Corporate Fraud Task Force, at least 25 people face more than $7 million in restitution debts. But how much of the money will be collected? Even with record-level collections of more than $1.5 billion, the U.S. Department of Justice brought in only 3.3 percent of all criminal debt on the books last year.

By Ross Todd

14 minute read

May 01, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

The GC of Churchill Downs Inc. has never been to the Kentucky Derby. But William Carstanjen, who came to CDI in July 2005, believes his fresh perspective is exactly what the company needs to help with plans to reinvent and re-energize itself. He'll experience his first Derby day on May 6, which will be a "little bit of work and pleasure." After serving as GC for a number of General Electric energy subsidiaries, Carstanjen was shocked to find that the horse racing industry is even more regulated.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

November 22, 2010 | Law.com

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton on Friday announced its intentions to open an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2011, subject to approval of Brazilian authorities. "Brazil is a significant part of our Latin America practice, which began over 50 years ago and includes more than 100 lawyers," Cleary managing partner Mark Walker said in a statement from the firm. The Brazil office will be managed by New York partner Juan Giraldez and Rome partner Francisco Cestero, both of whom will relocate to Sao Paulo.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

May 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

A jailhouse primer for the deposed kings of the plaintiffs bar--Bill Lerach, Dickie Scruggs, and Mel Weiss.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

November 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Like Wall Street, Charlotte faces an uncertain future.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

October 19, 2010 | Law.com

Add Jones Day to the growing ranks of global law firms setting up shop in Sao Paulo to chase cross-border deal work. The firm announced Monday that Luis Riesgo, chair of the firm's Latin American practice, will relocate to Sao Paulo to open its Brazilian office. Riesgo said he and the two partners joining him have begun the process of becoming licensed as consultants in foreign law in Brazil. If all goes well, Riesgo anticipates the office being fully licensed by the middle of the first quarter of 2011.

By Ross Todd

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