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Ross Todd

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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July 14, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Runners-up this week include teams from Williams & Connolly, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, and Singer Cashman.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

July 13, 2023 | Litigation Daily

In Antitrust Cases, Recent DOJ Losses Don't Tell the Whole Story

In a guest column for the Litigation Daily, Jennifer Fischell and Thomas Schubert of MoloLamken write that even in the wake of recent losses, the Biden Administration has obtained key legal victories with broader ramifications in the labor-side antitrust space.

By Jennifer Fischell and Thomas Schubert

7 minute read

July 12, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the (Past) Week: A Defense Win for Gilead and Teva in a Rare Trial on Pay-For-Delay Claims

With Bart Williams of Proskauer and Devora Allon of Kirkland representing Gilead and Christopher Holding of Goodwin Procter representing Teva, the pharmaceutical companies beat back $3.6 billion in antitrust claims at trial in San Francisco stemming from an alleged "pay-for-delay" scheme involving two HIV drugs.

By Ross Todd

21 minute read

July 12, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the (Past) Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Runners-up honors go to a Weil, Gotshal & Manges team led by Drew Tulumello that represents BNSF Railway in a case brought under the Illinois Biometric…

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

July 11, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Erin Ziaja of NFP Corp. on Striking a Balance Between an Analytical Approach and Trusting Your Gut

"As lawyers, and particularly as litigators, we really value analytics: Hyper-analytical thought processes, really valuing logic. Sometimes that can weigh on those gut reactions and feelings that we all have—or it can cause you to think through and explain away things because we're always problem-solving and solution-reaching."

By Ross Todd

11 minute read

July 10, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Miles Scully of Gordon Rees on the Value of Being in All 50 States

"The reason that everybody eats at McDonald's is that you know your Quarter Pounder is going to taste the same in New York as it's going to taste in Alaska," says the name partner of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani. "So the idea was to give our clients consistent service across all 50 states."

By Ross Todd

12 minute read

June 30, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: In Election Law and Arbitration Cases, Big Wins for Neal Katyal and Hogan Lovells at SCOTUS

Katyal, who crossed the 50-argument threshold at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year, scored major wins for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and the watchdog group Common Cause.

By Ross Todd

13 minute read

June 30, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Robins Kaplan partner Michael Collyard secured pre- and post-judgment interest on a $564 million jury verdict he won last year against BMO Harris Bank stemming from one the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

June 29, 2023 | Litigation Daily

The Power of Presence: Insights From 3 LGBTQ+ State High Court Judges

New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Shannon Bacon, Colorado Associate Justice Monica Márquez and Hawaii Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna spoke about their paths to the bench yesterday as part of a Pride Month presentation by the National Judicial College.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

June 28, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Chewing on What It Means to Be a Trial Lawyer With Morrison & Foerster's James Brosnahan

"Justice at Trial," a memoir by the storied San Francisco trial lawyer is set for release next month. The Litigation Daily sat down with Brosnahan at his home in Berkeley, California to talk shop.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read


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