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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November 03, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Proskauer Scores a Defense Win for Last Defendant Standing in Broiler Chicken Antitrust Suit

After a month-long trial in a case accusing Sanderson Farms of conspiring with competitors to fix the price of chicken, federal jurors in Chicago deliberated just nine hours before returning for the company and its lawyers at Proskauer Rose led by Chris Ondeck, Kyle Casazza and Colin Cabral.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

November 03, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Covington & Burling won about $260 million in damages in an investment treaty arbitration against the Russian Federation for the Ukrainian company that owned the main electricity supplier and distributor in Crimea prior to the peninsula's 2014 annexation.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

November 02, 2023 | Litigation Daily

'The Running Feels Like the Work': An Informal Mentoring Relationship Forged During Marathon Training

Susman Godfrey partner Mark Hatch-Miller and associate Betsy Aronson discuss the benefits of preparing for this weekend's New York City Marathon with a colleague.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Litigation Daily

A Couple of Cases for Learning to Communicate Across the Divide

In the face of increasing turmoil on law school campuses, organizers of a program aimed at teaching law students how to effectively communicate across differences are increasing its reach.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

October 31, 2023 | Litigation Daily

In Smaller Litigation Shops, New Partners Emphasize a Focus on Trial Skills

Four newly-minted boutique partners who participated in Law.com's "How I Made It" series over the past year highlight the striking amount of practice diversity out there in smaller firms.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

October 27, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Bankruptcy Win for Sandy Hook Families Against Alex Jones

Lawyers for families of those killed in the 2012 school shooting won rulings finding that litigation debts Jones accrued through "willful and malicious injury" to their clients cannot be discharged through bankruptcy.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

October 27, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Runners-up honors go to a team at Skadden for knocking out antitrust claims against hoteliers alleging they conspired to adopt algorithmic pricing for rooms on the Las Vegas strip.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Sullivan & Cromwell's Renata Hesse on Being a 'Worthy Adversary' to Antitrust Regulators

"You try to do the best job you can to really engage and answer the agency's questions," says Hesse, the co-head of the firm's antitrust practice and a former acting head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. "But you also recognize that there may come a point where we're just going to have to agree to disagree."

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

October 25, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Are Litigators at a Disadvantage When It Comes to Rainmaking Traits?

A new study released last week dubbed "The Rainmaker Genome Project" identified five different categories of business developers. The one with the highest percentage of high performers and the lowest percentage of low performers didn't sound like many litigators we know.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

October 24, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Why Sentencing Is Any Judge's Toughest Assignment

Retired Eleventh Circuit Judge Beverly Martin and Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven González discussed the challenges facing trial court judges in balancing the dual aims of punishment and rehabilitation during sentencing.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

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