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 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

January 12, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Three Years Into Life as a Plaintiffs Shop, The Big Law Vets at Keller Lenkner Are in Full-On Expansion Mode

The firm, founded by lawyers with experience at defense-side firms and in the litigation finance industry, says it's brought in $200M in settlements in arbitration matters. The firm has also upped its lawyer headcount by 80% since March 2020.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

January 11, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigators on the Move: A Rundown of Topflight Lateral Hires Since the Turn of the Year

The change in the calendar year is traditionally a popular time for a change of professional address. Despite the pandemic, that tradition seems to be holding so far in 2021.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

January 08, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: This Kirkland & Ellis Trio Won't Let Charter Communications Misconduct-Happy Litigation Opponent Off the Hook

"I would hope that other litigants won't have to deal with an adversary like ours who has been intent on violating court orders, repeatedly," said Kirkland's Tom Weir. "But as this case proves, you cannot give up and must continue pushing forward with faith in the judicial process."

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

January 08, 2021 | Litigation Daily

A New Year. A New Batch of LOTW Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Our runner-ups this week are repeat players: Two firms whose trial court work we previously highlighted got those wins to stand up on appeal. A pro…

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

January 07, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Why the Cash-Hungry Economy Still Yielded Big Workplace Class Action Settlements

:A lot of people thought that settlements had ground to a halt and that companies would want to have these cash outlays. Well, as the year went on the exact opposite occurred," says Seyfarth Shaw's Gerald Maatman Jr., the general editor of the firm's annual workplace class action report.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

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