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.
April 02, 2007 | Texas Lawyer
Author Questions Legal Department Diversity DemandsAttempts by Fortune 500 legal departments to force outside counsel to hire more minorities and women may tempt law firms to violate federal antidiscrimination laws, an affirmative-action foe says.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
August 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer
Eyeing the DoorPartnership has lost its value as a retention tool, leaving firms scrambling to find new reasons for midlevels to stick around.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
April 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer
From The American Lawyer: Dealmakers of the YearThis month The American Lawyer announced its picks for Dealmakers of the Year--the lawyers who worked on the biggest and most significant deals of 2011. Four of the 15 transactions spotlighted involved Asian companies--no surprise to anyone who's been watching dealflows recently.
By Irene Plagianos, Drew Combs, D.M. Levine, and Ross Todd
8 minute read
March 15, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer
Are Law Firms' Efforts To Achieve Diversity Really Discriminatory?Attempts by Fortune 500 legal departments to force outside counsel to hire more minorities and women may tempt law firms to violate federal anti-discrimination laws, an affirmative action foe has said.
By Ross Todd ALM
4 minute read
May 01, 2007 | Law.com
Building Diversity, Breaking the Law?Attempts by Fortune 500 legal departments to force outside counsel to hire more minorities and women may tempt law firms to violate federal antidiscrimination laws, an affirmative action foe says.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
April 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer
Sharing The WealthDan Webb usually is on the receiving end of phone calls when people are in trouble. But lately the Winston & Strawn chairman and high-stakes litigator has been making calls to his colleagues at law firms across Chicago about a problem that has reached "crisis proportions," he says.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
July 24, 2009 | Law.com
From $500 Million DOJ Settlement, Only $211,000 Goes to Whistleblower's LawyersGiven this week's news that the Justice Department has entered into a whistleblower settlement with the state and city of New York worth more than $500 million, one might assume that a qui tam lawyer is celebrating a whopper of a payday. But that doesn't appear to be so. New York state has agreed to pay $210,950 in attorney fees and costs to the whistleblower's lawyers. The bill is low because Hedy Cirrincione originally filed her suits pro se, says attorney David Koenigsberg of Menz Bonner & Komar.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
October 01, 2006 | Corporate Counsel
Insecurity ComplexA laptop theft at the VA led to questions about the general counsel�s role in computer security policy.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
February 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer
2008 Laterals Report: The Art of RetentionWhy some firms manage to keep their lateral partners aboard- and others don't.
By Ross Todd
13 minute read
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