Ross Todd

November 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Deferred associates made a big mark in pro bono circles.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

February 21, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

The pull of the South Pacific can be powerful.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

September 17, 2009 | Law.com

Lehman Brothers' lawyers at Jones Day have filed a motion asking a judge to modify the order approving last September's sale of Lehman's crown-jewel investment arm to Barclays. Jones Day argues the judge OK'd the deal based on "an inaccurate record due to mistake, inadvertence, or misrepresentations to the court." At the time he approved the asset sale, Jones Day's team asserts, the judge was not told that certain Lehman executives brokered a behind-the-scenes discount of several billion dollars for Barclays.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

December 20, 2010 | The American Lawyer

When Skadden closes its San Francisco office next June, the firm will be the third New York-based firm to relocate its Northern California operations to Silicon Valley since 2006.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

June 01, 2009 | The Recorder

Paul Beveridge took a buyout from Heller and plowed the money straight into the ground. The payoff will come with the next vintage.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

September 08, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Andrews Kurth, Morris Nichols, Skadden Arps, Vinson & Elkins, Baker & Hostetler, and Richards Layton all have a part on the deal, valued at more than $8 billion.

By Ross Todd

2 minute read

June 30, 2011 | New York Law Journal

It is not getting any easier to sue foreign defendants in U.S. courts. As the U.S. Supreme Court closed up shop for the summer on Monday, the Justices unanimously ruled that three foreign subsidiaries of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. cannot be sued in North Carolina state court, reversing a judgment by the state's court of appeals and handing Goodyear's lawyer, Jones Day's Meir Feder, a big win.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

April 11, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

When star patent litigator John Desmarais left Kirkland & Ellis last year, the patent bar buzz was that he'd thrown in his lot with the so-called trolls. It's not that simple.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

June 10, 2008 | Law.com

Bob Rascia is a competitive guy. The Chicago-based criminal defense lawyer has practiced for more than 25 years, defending everything from run-of-the-mill assault charges to large-quantity drug cases. He's also earned a spot in the Chicago 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame and is the winningest manager in the history of Chicago's Classic League, having won more than 95 percent of his games. As an inspiration to softballers, Rascia talks about competing on a high level and the peculiarities of the 16-inch game.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

October 11, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel is representing a Russian government-owned entity in the trademark case; Covington & Burling and Debevoise are representing the defendants.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read