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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August 24, 2009 | The American Lawyer

In New Briefs, SEC Blames Wachtell and Shearman & Sterling for Bank of America's Failure to Disclose Merrill Bonuses, but BofA Tells Judge Rakoff There Was No Failure to Disclose

It was as if the two sides heard different orders from the judge who refused to approve their $33 million settlement on August 10. The SEC brief included the details Rakoff asked for. BofA's reiterated the bank's innocence.

By Alison Frankel and Ross Todd

6 minute read

January 07, 2010 | Law.com

Litigation Department of the Year, Intellectual Property: Quinn Emanuel

The $100 million damages award that Quinn Emanuel won at trial against Mattel rival MGA Entertainment in August 2008 is just one reason the firm was able to rise above the competition in this year's IP Litigation Department of the Year contest. Yes, the other finalists boasted solid results in big cases for major clients. But none posted as many huge victories, ranging across multiple venues and disparate subject matter. On top of all that, no other firm enjoyed so many wins from so many different partners.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

April 21, 2011 | Law.com

JD Match Aims to Fix the Law Firm Recruiting Process

The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog lifted the curtain Monday on JD Match, an algorithm-based product that seeks to pair firms with job-seeking law students based on each others' rankings. JD Match's driver -- consultant and Adam Smith, Esq. blogger Bruce MacEwen -- discusses the new service in a Q&A.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

May 02, 2008 | The Recorder

The Insiders

What can the deposed kings of the plaintiffs bar expect to find when the jailhouse doors slam shut?

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

August 25, 2009 | Law.com

SEC Blames Law Firms for BofA's Failure to Disclose Merrill Bonuses

When a federal judge refused to approve a proposed $33 million settlement of SEC charges that Bank of America failed to inform shareholders of its agreement for billions in bonuses to Merrill Lynch employees in advance of their merger, he said he wanted to know more. An SEC brief claims that Wachtell, Shearman & Sterling and BofA's in-house lawyers decided exactly what to put in and to keep out of the merger agreement and proxy statement. Bank of America argues that it didn't fail to disclose the bonuses at all.

By Alison Frankel and Ross Todd

6 minute read

June 01, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Diversity Danger

When companies push their outside counsel to hire more minorities, are they also pushing them to break the law?

By Attila Berry, Ross Todd, and Lisa Schuchman

5 minute read

April 21, 2011 | New York Law Journal

JD Match Aims to Fix the Law Firm Recruiting Process

The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog lifted the curtain Monday on JD Match, an algorithm-based product that seeks to pair firms with job-seeking law students based on each others' rankings. JD Match's driver—consultant and Adam Smith, Esq. blogger Bruce MacEwen—discusses the new service in a Q&A.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

March 12, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Blockbuster Avoids Liquidation, Bankruptcy Judge Approves Plan for Auction Sale

Blockbuster Inc., with bankruptcy counsel from Weil Gotshal, averted immediate liquidation Thursday as a Manhattan federal bankruptcy judge approved a deal for the Dallas-based movie rental chain to be sold at auction.

By By Ross Todd

3 minute read