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 11, 2022 | Litigation Daily

How Are Judges Like Athletes?

Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mildred Cabán of Puerto Rico and retired Minnesota state court Judge Kevin Burke say their colleagues on the bench could benefit from coaching and time in the film room.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

April 01, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Arnold & Porter and Loevy & Loevy Win $14M for Protestors Injured By Police in Denver George Floyd Protests

After a three week trial in federal court, jurors sided with Arnold & Porter's Tim Macdonald and Matthew Douglas, and Loevy & Loevy's Elizabeth Wang in finding police officers used excessive force against their clients during protests after the 2020 killing of George Floyd.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

April 01, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

BraunHagey & Borden brought home a $56 million verdict in a trademark case brought on behalf of San Diego craft brewer Stone Brewing against global beer giant Molson Coors.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

March 31, 2022 | Litigation Daily

All They Do is Win, Win, Win: Dissecting a Trial Hot Streak With Kirkland's Adam Alper and Mike De Vries

The duo has reeled off six straight jury verdicts over the past two-plus years, including four plaintiff-side trade secrets wins.

By Ross Todd

13 minute read

March 30, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Cronos Group's Michael Akavan on Managing Litigation in the Frequently-Changing Legal Landscape Around Cannabis

"Because our company is still in a start-up phase, our legal team tends to be very entrepreneurial—it's not unusual for us to work nights and weekends and we want our outside counsel to be available when we need them," says the Sullivan & Cromwell alum.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

March 29, 2022 | Litigation Daily

'It's All Starting Now': Crowell's Ian Laird on the Commercial Disputes Likely to Result from Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Ian Laird, the co-chair of the international dispute resolution group at Crowell & Moring, says he sees potential parallels with a batch of bi-lateral investment treaty arbitrations brought against Russia for expropriations in Crimea.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

March 28, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Gibson Dunn's Global Litigation Co-Chairs on Bringing 'Energy, Enthusiasm and Grit' to Law-Shaping Matters

"We play the long game, whether that is identifying and preserving legal issues for appeal as part of a trial team or doing what it takes to ultimately prevail in the appellate chain," says Gibson's Helgi Walker.

By Ross Todd

11 minute read

March 25, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Orrick Scores a Market-Moving Reversal at New York's High Court

Rich Jacobsen, Paul Rugani and Danny Rubens of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe are still very much engrossed in the world of residential mortgage securities, where New York's Court of Appeals made new law that benefits their client Credit Suisse last week and other RMBS sponsors.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

March 25, 2022 | Litigation Daily

Another Stacked Batch of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Adam Alper and Mike De Vries of Kirkland & Ellis kept their two-plus year trial winning streak alive with their sixth straight jury verdict.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

March 24, 2022 | Litigation Daily

A Key to Training Up New Trial Lawyers: Pass On the Opportunities When You Can

"Jurors, I think, tend to get tired of hearing from the same one or two lawyers all the time," says Kirkland's Jim Hurst. "Their ears and eyes perk up when suddenly some new younger lawyer gets up and he or she is doing a good job."

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

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