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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April 26, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Beats Videogame Copyright Claim From Lebron James' Tattoo Artist

Dale Cendali and Josh Simmons of Kirkland & Ellis convinced federal jurors in Ohio that 'NBA 2K' maker Take-Two had an implied license to use images that tattoo artist James Hayden inked onto James' shoulders.

By Ross Todd

12 minute read

April 26, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Runners-up this week include litigators from Hecht Partners, Hausfeld and Quinn Emanuel.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

April 25, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Discussing The Uptick in Women Arguing at SCOTUS With Akin's Aileen McGrath

McGrath got her first argument at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this term—a term where William & Connolly's Lisa Blatt crossed the 50-argument threshold and women have handled about one-third of oral arguments.

By Ross Todd

16 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Latham's 7-Year Fight to Reshape New York City Property Taxes

The firm won a ruling from New York's high court last month finding the city's property tax system was "unfair, inequitable and has a discriminatory disparate impact on certain protected classes of New York City property owners."

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

April 23, 2024 | Litigation Daily

How Meta Finds the Right Teams for the Right Cases at the Right Prices

The second part of the Litigation Daily's conversation with Nikki Stitt Sokol, director and associate general counsel for Meta Platforms Inc., delves into what she looks for when hiring outside counsel.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

April 22, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Meta's Nikki Stitt Sokol on Learning 'Litigation Is Always About a Story'

Sokol, who has been managing litigation in-house at the company since shortly after the Facebook IPO, says it's important to learn about the people behind a business and what they're trying to accomplish.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

April 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Landing a $525M Patent Verdict Against Amazon Web Services

Courtland Reichman and his team Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg convinced a Chicago federal jury that AWS infringed three computer storage and data management patents held by Kove IO, a company founded by two University of Chicago Ph.D. graduates and co-inventors.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

April 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Another Stellar Group of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Runners-up this week include litigators from Kirkland, Jones Day, Morgan Lewis and Paul Weiss.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

April 18, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Logging 5,500 Miles to Handle 3 Arguments in 11 Days, Capped With a Quake

After Wiggin and Dana partner Jonathan Freiman argued in the Second Circuit late last month and the California Supreme Court on April 3, he flew back East for a repeat argument in the Second Circuit just after the April 5 earthquake that shook the court.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

April 17, 2024 | Litigation Daily

10 Things to Keep in Mind When Picking a Jury

Richard Gabriel, president of Southern California trial consulting firm Decision Analysis Litigation Strategies, says modern jurors are coming to cases more set in their opinions, but certain best practices still apply.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

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