Ross Todd

March 10, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Laura Harris, Sumon Dantiki and Andrew Michaelson of King & Spalding won case-terminating sanctions and a fee award of more than $500,000 against two Russian defendants accused of infecting a network of computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency and steal user information.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

March 10, 2023 | Litigation Daily

A Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton team takes home the top runners-up spot for their trial win for monoline insurer Assured Guaranty in a showdown with Lehman Brothers International Europe over the valuation of certain credit default swaps.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

March 09, 2023 | Litigation Daily

"I feel so lucky to have gone in-house to McDonald's," says Levy, senior counsel at McDonald's, who has been with the company since 1997. "We worked incredibly hard on very interesting cases and issues, many of which are in the news, but it is easier to achieve work-life balance here."

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

March 08, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Digging into the results of Carlton Fields' 12th annual class action survey with John Clabby, the head of the firm's securities litigation and enforcement practice.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

March 07, 2023 | Litigation Daily

"What I'm most proud of about this case is how this team combined procedural maneuvers, patent law nuances and persuasive advocacy," said Gibson Dunn partner Brian Rosenthal.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

March 06, 2023 | Litigation Daily

"Our understanding of technology also helps us break down complicated issues into digestible chunks, which is critical to persuading judges and juries," says Hung, noting the firm has more than 130 lawyers and patent agents with technical degrees and experience.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

March 03, 2023 | Litigation Daily

The deal, which included $1.2 billion from TD Bank, brings the total recoveries achieved by a Baker Botts team led by partner Kevin Sadler to more than $2.7 billion in litigation stemming from Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

March 03, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Lead runners-up at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher got the first directed verdict of no infringement from U.S. District Judge Alan Albright in Waco, Texas.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

March 02, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Steve Cirami, the head of the class action team at fintech company Broadridge, says last year's surge in activity was just "the tip of the iceberg" in terms of what to expect in cross-border, global settlements.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

March 01, 2023 | Litigation Daily

Catharine Du Bois who teaches legal writing at Brooklyn Law School says there are some conscious deliberate steps lawyers can take to become more persuasive writers.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read