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.
July 25, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Thoughts on Making the Move from Federal Prosecutor to Big Law PartnerDanny Grooms, Rebekah Donaleski and John Bostic, three former federal prosecutors who are now partners at Cooley, discuss what it's like going from having the United States as a constant client to building a book of business in private practice.
By Ross Todd
9 minute read
July 24, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Tracking a Spurt of Moves in the White-Collar WorldA recent report tracking lateral partner hires by Am law 50 and Magic Circle firms in London, New York, Washington, D.C. and the San Francisco Bay area found that white-collar moves more than doubled year-over-year.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
July 23, 2024 | Litigation Daily
An Empirical Look at 'Social Inflation'In a 103-page report released earlier this month, RAND Corporation researchers took a look at changes in court filings, jury verdicts in personal injury cases and insurance claims and concluded that the trendlines were "consistent with an upsurge in social inflation during the 2010s."
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
July 22, 2024 | Litigation Daily
The Career Paths That Lead 3 Big Law Litigators to Practice LeadershipRetracing the unique professional journeys that have led Fenwick's Saina Shamilov, Robins Kaplan's Brendan Johnson and Pryor Cashman's Ilene Farkas to practice group leadership posts.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
July 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: The Delaware Supreme Court Turns Its Spotlight on Advance Notice BylawsIn the latest tug of war in Delaware law between activist investors and corporate boards, Teresa Goody Guillén and Richard Raile of Baker & Hostetler and John Seaman of Abrams & Bayliss represent Ted Kellner, an AIM ImmunoTech Inc. stockholder seeking board seats.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
July 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-OutsRunners-up this week include litigation teams at Kirkland, Kobre & Kim, O'Melveny and Sullivan & Cromwell.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
July 18, 2024 | Litigation Daily
'Should I Sue?': Navigating the New APA Landscape With Latham's Phil Perry and Andrew PrinsWith the Supreme Court handing down two blockbuster APA decisions at the end of last term, federal agencies and private companies are adjusting to the new lay of the land.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
July 17, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Keep It Simple, and Maybe Pocket That Peremptory: Trial Tips From Either Side of the 'V'Kathleen Flynn Peterson of Ciresi Conlin in Minneapolis and Kat Gallagher of Rodman & Rodman in Denver try cases on opposite sides of the bar and in different regions, but have some similar thoughts behind their approaches.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
July 16, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Stop and Think About That Sealing Request Before You File ItU.S. District Judge Joshua Wolson in Philadelphia says lawyers can't "yada, yada, yada" their way into the showing of harm needed to obtain a sealing order in his courtroom.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
July 15, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Big Law Pro Bono Hours Continue Upward Trend, But Fall Short of Pre-Pandemic LevelsHere's a recap of the latest Pro Bono Scorecard from our friends at The American Lawyer and a compilation of the pro bono lawyers who won Litigator of the Week honors last year.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
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