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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December 03, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Cooley, Kaplan Hecker and Paul Weiss Hold White Nationalists Accountable for Charlottesville Violence

After four years of litigation and a four-week trial, a federal jury returned a verdict of more than $26 million for plaintiffs in the case against the organizers of the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally.

By Ross Todd

12 minute read

December 03, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week(s) Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Our first runners-up this week are lawyers from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and co-counsel Josh Dubin who scored a $441 million settlement this week for their clients, the founders and early employees of the popular dating app Tinder.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

December 02, 2021 | Litigation Daily

A Client's Perspective on Remote Court Proceedings

Judges and lawyers have had plenty to deal with in adjusting to Zoom court. Clients, as the Lit Daily's new colleague on the legal education beat points out, face their own unique challenges.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

December 01, 2021 | Litigation Daily

'I Was an Activist Judge': Judge LaDoris Cordell Chews on the Meaning of Judicial Independence in New Memoir

"An activist judge is a judge who respects precedent, respects the rule of law, but, at the same time, uses every single minute of their time on the bench to consider what can make that legal system better," says Cordell, the first Black woman to sit on a Superior Court bench in Northern California.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

November 30, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Want to Be a Litigation Department of the Year Finalist? Work on 'Sandbox' Skills and Prep to Take Cases All the Way

Cooley, Gibson Dunn, Kirkland, Munger Tolles, Paul Weiss, Skadden and Wilmer are the finalists for The American Lawyer's Litigation Department of the Year. What set the finalists apart from the competition?

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

November 29, 2021 | Litigation Daily

WeWork's Stephen Mar Applies the 'Generalist' Approach to Litigation He Learned at Sullivan & Cromwell to In-House Work

"In my current role as head of litigation and investigations, I don't have the luxury to specialize — I need to be a generalist and to be prepared for just about anything. And I love that," Mar said.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

November 23, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Michael Jones' Crowning Achievement at Kirkland Is Part of the Long March Toward Equality

The Kirkland partner secured a $577 million settlement on behalf of Maryland's historically Black colleges and universities, a victory that will have a lasting impact on the future of Black education.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

November 19, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Defending a 'Blockbuster' Antipsychotic Drug Patent During a Three-Week Zoom Trial

Barbara Mullin of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler fended off a generic drug maker's patent challenge to Janssen's antipsychotic drug Invega Sustenna which has more than $1.5 billion in annual sales. The win means nearly 10 more years of patent protection for the drug.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

November 19, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Runners-up honors go to Winston & Strawn, for a big win in Texas, and the lawyers behind the Flint water settlement.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

November 18, 2021 | Litigation Daily

Kirkland Donates $12.5M in Legal Fees from Maryland HBCU Case to Schools and Civil Rights Orgs

Kirkland & Ellis was awarded statutory attorney fees as part of a $577 million settlement the state reached with the firm's clients, a coalition of students, faculty and alumni of Maryland's four public historically Black colleges and universities.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

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