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.
August 10, 2021 | Litigation Daily
'Women Empowering Women': Touching Base With a New Wave of Leaders on the Plaintiff-Side of the Mass Torts and MDL Bar"I really love what seems to be a movement now where the older guard is really having to move out of the way, whether voluntarily or not, to allow younger, more diverse attorneys to come through, and it's begun to enrich the legal field," said Harper Segui of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
August 09, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Much Ado About Andy: Should Amazon's New CEO Sit for Deposition in a Patent Case Targeting His Old Division?Andy Jassy is hardly the household name that Jeff Bezos is. But lawyers for Amazon contend he shouldn't be deposed in a patent case in Chicago against Amazon Web Services, the division he used to head.
By Ross Todd
6 minute read
August 06, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: The Skadden and Nelson Mullins Team that Landed a Win for J&J in the First In-Person Talc Trial of the PandemicJurors in St. Clair County, Illinois gave the company a complete defense win even though the judge overseeing the trial held the company and a key witness in contempt.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
August 06, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsLatham's rare trial win fending off a "holder's" claim for client NextGen Healthcare Inc. leads this week's runners-up.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
August 05, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Meet the Quinn Emanuel Litigator Doing Her Part to Broaden the Pipeline into the Legal ProfessionAfter emigrating to the U.S. from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, Quinn's Victoria Maroulis went from community college to Stanford University to Yale Law School. Now she's supporting first-generation professionals following in her footsteps.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
August 04, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Yoon Ettinger of Southern Company Gas Prefers to Keep Her Roster of Outside Litigation Counsel Lean"The way I see it, my outside counsel is the face of the company in the legal proceedings," Ettinger says. "I expect them to conduct themselves not only ethically and in accordance with the rules of professionalism, but also in accordance with our company values."
By Ross Todd
12 minute read
August 03, 2021 | Litigation Daily
A Case Study in Navigating Shifting COVID Courtroom Protocols at Trial During the Delta Variant SurgeOrange County Superior Court mandated that lawyers and jurors wear masks just as a Latham & Watkins team was set to put their defense on in a novel, multiweek securities case.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
August 02, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: DLA Piper's Loren Brown Explains the Firm's 'Growth Mindset' and Focus on Client Relationships"Those attracted to our firm often see a bigger vision for the expansion of their client relationships," Brown says. "They want to be able to collaborate with others and to work in teams that utilize a broad range of skill sets and that draw from multiple jurisdictions where their clients do business."
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
July 30, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: This Durie Tangri Trio Scored a $177.8M Verdict for the Maker of a Novel Skin Cancer TreatmentA federal jury in Oakland sided with Daralyn Durie, Eugene Novikov, Kira Davis and their client, Berkeley, California-based Plexxikon, finding that Novartis willfully infringed patents for the first FDA-approved targeted therapy for metastatic melanoma.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
July 30, 2021 | Litigation Daily
A Boatload of Worthy Litigation of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsA Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher team lands this week's first runner-up spot for fending off a preliminary injunction in a closely watched trade secret case in the nascent market for electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
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