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.
October 26, 2022 | Litigation Daily
The Curious Case of a Long-Missing Charles White DrawingA federal judge in Manhattan last week sided with Howard University in an ownership fight over a drawing that had been missing from the school's collection since the 1970s.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
October 25, 2022 | Litigation Daily
'Don't Waste the Court's Time': A Delaware Chancery Court Primer from Paul Weiss's Andre Bouchard"You've got to jealously guard when you get the court involved in matters," says Bouchard, the former Chancellor of Delaware's Court of Chancery, now a partner at Paul Weiss.
By Ross Todd
9 minute read
October 24, 2022 | Litigation Daily
'Story's Not a Gimmick': Using Images and Digital Technology to Drive Home Your Message to Juries"When people get involved in a good story, attention spans lengthen," says Ohio trial lawyer Jim Casey. "Story defeats bias. It defeats resistance and it crosses generations."
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
October 21, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: Kasowitz Partner Reps 'Platinum Cooperator' in FCPA Case Involving Venezuelan State Oil CompanyDaniel Fetterman of Kasowitz Benson Torres represented Venezualan businessman Abraham Shiera, who received a sentence of one year and a day of prison time, a significant downward departure from the guidelines range for his role in the bribery scandal involving PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-run oil company.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
October 21, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Another Jam-Packed Edition of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsDavis Polk & Wardwell and Ridley, McGreevy & Winocur secured the dismissal of criminal charges against the last two remaining individual defendants in the government's long-running probe of alleged price-fixing in the market for broiler chickens.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
October 20, 2022 | Litigation Daily
The Advantages of Authenticity: 'You Can't Tell an Effective Story as Someone Else'Sara Williams of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys says she became a better trial attorney after getting over the idea she needed to be Atticus Finch.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
October 19, 2022 | Litigation Daily
A Road Map for Handling the Stress of High-Profile Trial WorkMinneapolis District Judge Peter Cahill, who oversaw the murder trial of the police officer who killed George Floyd, says its good to recognize the things that are within your control and those that are not when you're faced with the stress inherent in a high-profile trial.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
October 18, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Taking Stock of the Shrinking, But Still Massive, Opioid DocketA half-dozen years after the first cases seeking to hold drug companies, distributors and pharmacies liable for the costs of dealing with the opioid crisis, our colleague Amanda Bronstad gives a thorough rundown of the current state of play.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
October 17, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Knobbe Martens' Co-Chairs on Recruiting IP Litigators Early in Their Career and Teaching Them To Collaborate"We believe strongly in giving younger lawyers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience very early on, and we have a shorter partnership track—six years—than most other firms," says Sheila Swaroop, who has co-chaired the firm's litigation practice with partner Michael Friedland since last November.
By Ross Todd
9 minute read
October 14, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: 5 Weeks Into Countrywide Trial, Quinn and Patterson Belknap Bring Home $1.84B Settlement for AmbacA trial team led by Michael Carlinsky and Manisha Sheth at Quinn Emanuel and Peter Tomlinson at Patterson Belknap landed the market-moving payout for monoline insurer Ambac in the case dating back to the mortgage meltdown.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
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