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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June 14, 2024 | Law.com

Finding Your Voice: Two Prominent Litigators Discuss the Importance of Vocal Power and How It Isn't All in the Genes

Morrison & Forester's James Brosnahan and Latham & Watkins' Sean Berkowitz discuss how they use their voices as effective professional tools and how, yes, you likely can too.

By Patrick Smith | Cedra Mayfield | Ross Todd

2 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: In Case Prosecutors Described as Silicon Valley's Biggest Corporate Fraud, Two Complete Defense Verdicts

With Steptoe's Brian Heberlig and Clifford Chance's Christopher Morvillo representing former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch and Gary Lincenberg of Bird Marella representing former vice president of finance Stephen Chamberlain, jurors found both defendants not guilty of charges of padding the revenues at the software company to defraud its acquirer, Hewlett-Packard.

By Ross Todd

13 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week Runners-Up

Kirkland & Ellis scored a knockout win for Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in a more than decadelong multidistrict litigation where the company was accused of conspiring to delay the launch of a generic version of the blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

June 13, 2024 | Litigation Daily

The Goal Is to Make Elsberg Baker & Maruri a Firm Full of First-Chair Trial Lawyers. Here's the Plan.

David Elsberg has a stated goal of making everyone in his young firm, which currently has 17 lawyers, capable of leading a trial team.

By Ross Todd

11 minute read

June 11, 2024 | Litigation Daily

An In-House Lawyer's Perspective on Going to Trial

Pete Welch of Take-Two Interactive Software discusses how watching his company go to trial against a tattooist who inked Lebron James "felt like watching the most intense reality show, where the subject matter is your daily work life."

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

June 10, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Take-Two's Pete Welch on 'Getting the Best Results While Getting in the Way the Least'

The veteran in-house video game company litigator says it's critical for lawyers in his position to understand what their clients do, as well as their needs, challenges, and culture.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

June 07, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: ACLU Takes on First Amendment Case for the NRA at SCOTUS

The National Rifle Association's legal team, led by William Brewer III of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, called on David Cole of the American Civil Liberties Union to revive its First Amendment case against ex-New York state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

June 07, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Eugene Scalia, Helgi Walker and their team at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher won a ruling striking down new rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission aimed at private funds.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

June 06, 2024 | Litigation Daily

A Couple of Interesting Points From the US Chamber's Latest Research on 'Nuclear' Verdicts

Oriana Senatore, senior vice president of research and strategic development at the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, spoke about the newly released report during a webcast sponsored by Tyson & Mendes.

By Ross Todd

3 minute read

June 05, 2024 | Litigation Daily

The Winding Path Some Litigators Take to Partnership

Some of the litigators from boutiques and mid-size law firms who participated in Law.com's "How I Made It" series this past year had their early careers disrupted by the Great Recession.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

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