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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January 27, 2021 | Litigation Daily

If This Early Ruling Is Any Indicator, Plaintiffs Are Going to Have a Rough Time Getting COVID-Related Securities Claims to Stick

A federal judge found plaintiffs hadn't alleged that real estate finance company Velocity Financial could have known the extent of the coronavirus pandemic at the time of its January 2020 IPO—meaning there was no need for any disclosures about the pandemic.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

January 25, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Fish & Richardson's Kurt Glitzenstein on Being the Busiest Patent Litigation Firm in the Land and Keeping it That Way

"When you are number one, you want to stay number one, and that means constantly improving how we service clients and how we help them meet their business objectives."

By Ross Todd

15 minute read

January 22, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: The Debevoise Partner Who Inked Major White Collar Settlements for 2 Name Brands on Back-to-Back Days

Helen Cantwell of Debevoise & Plimpton closed deals this week wrapping up federal investigations into Capital One and Toyota without any criminal charges against her clients.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

January 22, 2021 | Litigation Daily

A Stellar List Runners-Up and Shout Outs for Litigator of the Week

A Kirkland & Ellis team got sign-off this week from a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Texas for client Chesapeake Energy Corporation's reorganization plan, which trims $7 billion of debt from the oil and gas company's balance sheet.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

January 21, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Judging: What's Kindness Got to Do With It?

Pardon the allusion to Tina Turner, but two leading lights in the judicial training are making a compelling case that kindness should be a core competency of candidates for the bench.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

January 20, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Is Your Witness a Shrinking Violet or a Master of the Universe? Try Landing Somewhere in Between

Tell the truth, answer only the questions you're asked, and other witness prep tips from a trial lawyer with 30 years of experience.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

January 15, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Goodwin's Cannabis Practice Helps Free Man Serving Life Sentence for Marijuana Conviction

Brett Schuman, the co-chair of Goodwin Procter's cannabis practice, says that "those of us making money in the state-legal cannabis industry have a special obligation to help those serving time for the same or similar conduct that we are all profiting off now."

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

January 15, 2021 | Litigation Daily

This Week's Runner-Up for Litigator of the Week and Shout Outs

A quartet of firms—Gibbons P.C.; Kirkland & Ellis; Klingeman Cerimele; and Paul Hastings—won a stunning reversal of criminal convictions for four…

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

January 14, 2021 | Litigation Daily

A View from the 'Observation Deck': How Latham Harnesses Remote Arguments to Get Associates a (Virtual) Seat in the Courtroom

"Maybe because everything is so unpredictable, a lot of our junior lawyers would say, 'I got interesting opportunities that I wasn't expecting.'" says Michele Johnson, Latham's litigation department chair.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

January 13, 2021 | Litigation Daily

What Do We Lose When Jury Trials Disappear?

The percentage of civil cases tried to a jury verdict decreased from about 5.5% in 1962 to 0.8% by 2013 and from about 8.2% to 3.6% in criminal cases over the same period. According to a new study, that's bad news for "deliberative democracy" in the U.S.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

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