Ross Todd

January 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

With a docket of big-ticket cases for a stable of blue chip clients, Weil Gotshal proves that its long-standing formula for success endures.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

October 14, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

If the fight over U.S. rights to the famed Stolichnaya trademark were a vodka martini, you could consider it both shaken and stirred by this appellate ruling.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

June 04, 2010 | The American Lawyer

We answer three key questions: Who's representing whom? What's going on with judicial recusals? And are cases moving in advance of the MDL panel's July meeting?

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

March 15, 2007 | The Recorder

Conservative activist Curt Levey claims law firms' efforts to hire more minorities and women may be a violation of federal anti-discrimination law.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

August 17, 2009 | Law.com

A federal judge has ruled that the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel are co-owners of copyrights to the first two weeks of the daily newspaper strips and other early material. The ruling allows the Siegels to recapture stories of Superman's origins on Krypton, his launch as a baby into space and his crash-landing on Earth. Warner Brothers and DC Comics retain the rights to some other elements associated with the character, including his ability to fly, the term "kryptonite" and villain Lex Luthor.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

August 11, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

No fewer than 43 amicus briefs are already on file in the case that will determine the standard for business method patents. And, reports sibling publication The Am Law Litigation Daily, the folks on the government's side are yet to chime in.

By By Ross Todd

3 minute read

September 18, 2009 | Law.com

Kent Roberts, the ex-general counsel of McAfee, has sued his former employer for defamation, invasion of privacy and malicious prosecution. Roberts, who was acquitted of fraud last year, is accusing McAfee of making him the scapegoat in the company's stock option backdating scandal. What's more, he accuses the company's outside lawyers at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Howrey of helping to frame him through a campaign called "Project Shield," designed to shift attention away from McAfee's board and its then-CEO.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

October 11, 2010 | The Recorder

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

September 09, 2010 | The American Lawyer

NALP reports that associate salaries didn't budge much between 2009 and 2010 in the biggest markets, but median salaries in smaller markets took a hit.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

July 08, 2011 | Law.com

Small firm acquisitions drove an active second quarter of law firm mergers and acquisitions, according to a report released Wednesday by Altman Weil MergerLine. Ten of the 12 deals involved acquisitions of firms with 20 or fewer lawyers and the other two involved acquisitions of firms with fewer than 50.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read