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.
May 05, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Another Chapter in the Recent Run of Unsuccessful Federal Antitrust Prosecutions of IndividualsPaul Coggins of Locke Lord and Fort Worth criminal defense attorney Brian Poe talk about defending a bellwether federal wage-fixing case targeting two former officials at a Texas physical therapy company.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
May 04, 2022 | Litigation Daily
What's Up With the 60% Jump In Cases Brought Under California's Privacy Law?Michelle Reed and Natasha Kohne, the co-heads of the cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, discuss the firm's report finding a jump in the number of cases filed seeking to enforce provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, from 91 in 2020 to 145 in 2021.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
May 03, 2022 | Litigation Daily
The Making of a Modern Am Law 100 Litigation PartnerNewly-minted litigation partners from the nation's largest law firms say focusing on genuine, personal relationships is key to business development, and associates who aspire to make partner should start thinking like one sooner rather than later.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
May 02, 2022 | Litigation Daily
State and Federal Courts Diverge in How They've Tackled the PandemicThe pandemic fueled an unprecedented surge of cooperation between state courts. Federal court officials, meanwhile, have been deliberating how to address future emergencies.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
April 29, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: Covington Scores a Major Insurance Coverage Win For Brooklyn Gas Co. Over Gowanus Canal Cleanup CostsAfter nearly five weeks of trial, a state court jury in Manhattan sided with Brooklyn Gas Co., represented by Ben Razi, Gretchen Hoff Varner and Mike Lechliter of Covington & Burling, in a dispute over claims for pollution cleanup costs.
By Ross Todd
11 minute read
April 29, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week Runners-Up and Shout outsRoberto Finzi and Richard Tarlowe of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Justin Weddle of Weddle Law secured a plea deal for their clients, Anilesh "Neil" Ahuja, the founder and former CEO of hedge fund Premium Point Investments and former trader PPI trader Jeremy Shor that resulted in no prison time.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
April 28, 2022 | Litigation Daily
How Kirkland & Ellis Contributed 5,000-Plus Hours to an Investigation Into Discriminatory Policing in MinneapolisKirkland donated about 5,300 hours to an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights following the murder of George Floyd. The state's civil rights enforcer announced Wednesday it found Minneapolis and its police department engaged in "a pattern or practice of race discrimination" in violation of the state's Human Rights Act.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
April 27, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Flying Close to the Sun?2021 was a banner year for the Am Law 100. But will Big Law litigation departments feel the squeeze in its wake?
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
April 26, 2022 | Litigation Daily
How Do You Build a Mass Torts Practice Where 90% of Partners are Women? For Sidley, It's Been Decades in the WorksIn the core team of 20 lawyers in the firm's product liability and mass torts practice, Sidley reports 90% of the partners are women as well as more than 80% of associates.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
April 22, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: The Defense Team that Fended Off Criminal 'No Poach' Charges at Trial for DaVita and Its Former CEOLawyers at Morgan Lewis and Wilmer represent the Denver-based dialysis company and a team from Winston & Strawn, Fish & Richardson and McDermott represent former CEO Kent Thiry. A federal jury this week acquitted the defendants on all counts of conspiring with three companies run by DaVita alumni to avoid competing for employees.
By Ross Todd
13 minute read
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