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.
January 07, 2022 | Litigation Daily
A Three-Week Batch of Litigators of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsThe Delaware Court of Chancery late last month ordered Energy Transfer LP to pay Cravath's client The Williams Companies a $410 million termination fee stemming from the companies' scuttled merger.
By Ross Todd
9 minute read
January 06, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Quinn and Keller Lenkner Take Aim at 'Defense-Biased' Mass Arbitration Procedures in New Ticketmaster SuitWhile a motion to compel arbitration was pending in a prior antitrust class action, the ticket seller changed its dispute resolution forum from JAMS to New Era ADR, a startup, web-based dispute resolution platform.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
January 05, 2022 | Litigation Daily
In-House Lawyers Expect More Disputes in 2022, Especially of the Cyber- and ESG-Related VarietiesA new forecast released by Baker McKenzie draws on the responses of 600 in-house lawyers and risk professionals from organizations based in the UK, USA, Singapore and Brazil.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
January 03, 2022 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Ken Gallo and Jessica Carey Aim to Expand the 'Culture of Excellence' at Paul Weiss from Coast-to-Coast"Our primary strategic goal in 2022 hasn't changed: to be the litigation department of choice for the world's leading companies, investors and financial institutions in their most important disputes and challenges," Gallo says.
By Ross Todd
11 minute read
December 23, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Run It Back! One Last Look at the 2021 Litigators of the WeekHere's one last 'huzzah!' for this year's winners.
By Ross Todd
20 minute read
December 22, 2021 | Litigation Daily
One More Time from the Top: What We Heard from In-House Litigators in 2021The in-house lawyers we spoke with for our In-House Litigation Leaders series are interested in firms that are interested in their businesses, which run the gamut from groceries to natural gas, from shipbuilding to shared office spaces.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
December 21, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Keeping the Ball Rolling: How Big Firm Leaders Continue to Manage in Uncertain TimesHow did top litigators balance the needs of their people and their dockets through a pandemic in 2021?
By Ross Todd
9 minute read
December 20, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Prognostication: Big Firm Litigators Predictions for 2022An aggressive SEC. Privacy issues bubbling up into the courts. And trials aplenty. Is that good or bad news?
By Ross Todd
10 minute read
December 17, 2021 | Litigation Daily
The Last Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs of 2021Our first runners-up at Proskauer Rose got the first trial win for Monsanto on the question of general causation in Roundup litigation.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
December 17, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: Winston & Strawn's Dan Webb Wins a Jury Conviction as the Special Prosecutor in the Jussie Smollett CaseThe Winston & Strawn co-executive chairman and the firm have put nearly 15,000 hours into the case involving Smollett, who was convicted last week by a Chicago jury on five of six charges tied to staging a hate-crime assault and lying to investigators about it.
By Ross Todd
12 minute read
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