Ross Todd

October 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

When one of Brazil's top firms needed to reinvent itself, it sought advice from a handful of leading Am Law 100 firms.

By Ross Todd

14 minute read

June 28, 2007 | The American Lawyer

The American Lawyer's fifth annual A-List proves anew that breaking into the top tier of elite firms, and staying there, requires consistent effort, and that attaining a perfect score on any one measure -- revenue per lawyer, pro bono, associate satisfaction and diversity -- isn't enough to snag a place on the list. One firm that's an A-List perennial is Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. As that firm's experience illustrates, money alone won't buy a spot among the elite.

By Ross Todd

16 minute read

June 25, 2013 | Law.com

Lawyers from firms including Arnold & Porter; Dechert; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; and Sullivan & Cromwell donated thousands of hours of pro bono time last year seeking to block voter ID laws enacted in the run-up to last year's presidential election. Tuesday's Supreme Court decision striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act took away—at least for now—one of their key weapons.

By Ross Todd

13 minute read

November 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Winston & Strawn partner Jonathan Bristol did what client Ken Starr wanted--even when it was illegal.

By Ross Todd

17 minute read

April 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

One jury found that the Baltimore Ravens infringed on a logo sketched by a fan. Another jury found that the Ravens didn't owe the fan anything. That's why they're still in court today.

By Ross Todd

18 minute read

February 14, 2007 | Daily Report Online

SONNENSCHEIN NATH Rosenthal partner Kara Baysinger is on the road. Every week since July, she has landed in an airport far from her San Francisco Bay Area home, climbed into a cab, and headed for one meeting or another. When she's in a city with a Sonnenschein office, she sets up shop in a nondescript room reserved for visiting partners; otherwise she makes do however she can.

By Ross Todd

24 minute read

February 01, 2007 | National Law Journal

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal is banking on the aggressive pursuit of laterals as the surest route to prosperity. Last year the firm took on 17 lateral partners, including a Phoenix-based rainmaker, proving a commitment to out-of-the-way offices to accommodate partners with big-money practices -- and firm leaders expect to announce at least three major acquisitions this quarter, including two in cities where Sonnenschein does not yet have offices.

By Ross Todd

25 minute read

March 29, 2011 | Daily Report Online

By Ross Todd

19 minute read

March 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The FDIC must reimburse shareholders of a bank seized in 1992, and Daiichi Sankyo settles with the feds, plus In Re General Electric Co. Securities Litigation; Fairfax Financial v. S.A.C. Capital Management, et al.; U.S. Fidelity et al. v. American Re-Insurance et al.

By Nate Raymond, with Tom Coster, Tania Karas, Ross Todd,

16 minute read

August 29, 2012 | The American Lawyer

U.S. v. GSK; USA et al. v. Barclays; In Re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation; Facciola et al. v. Greenberg Traurig et al.

By Elizabeth Dilts, Elizabeth Hampton, Julie McMahon, Ross Todd

14 minute read