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.
June 03, 2021 | Litigation Daily
How Deep Should Judges Go Into Their Pop Culture Bags In Published Opinions?Shirley Booth got it right in her remarks after winning the Academy Award in 1952 saying: '[T]he audience is 50% of the performance.'" How's that for an obscure reference?
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
June 02, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Orrick Takes Another Big Step in a Nearly Two-Decade Quest to Exonerate a California Death Penalty PrisonerCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday appointed Morrison & Foerster to conduct an independent investigation into Kevin Cooper's claims that he's innocent of the quadruple homicide that led to his death penalty conviction. His lawyers at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are cautiously hopeful the new probe will turn up evidence pointing to their client's innocence.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
June 01, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Goodwin Procter's Joanne Gray on the Firm's Approach to 'Client Centricity'"In addition to belonging to legal practice areas, our litigators are aligned to our firm's industry groups. This industry focus is not a new focus for us. We have been focused on our clients' industries for more than 20 years."
By Ross Todd
17 minute read
May 28, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: The Paul Weiss Associate Who Challenged the FAA Decision to Ax Peak-Hour Discount Flight Slots From NewarkAimee Brown convinced the D.C. Circuit that the FAA's decision to retire desirable takeoff slots at Newark International Airport that formerly belonged to Southwest Airlines violated the Administrative Procedures Act, a win for her client Spirit Airlines.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
May 28, 2021 | Litigation Daily
A Pre-Holiday Weekend Edition of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsThis week's runners-up include teams for Jenner & Block, Latham & Watkins, and Paul Weiss.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
May 27, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Baker Donelson's Bruce McMullen, the Former Top Lawyer for the City of Memphis, Ponders the Return-to-the-Office Balancing ActMcMullen, a commercial litigator who was recently named the managing shareholder of the Am Law 100 firm's two Memphis offices, said that striking the balance between providing work flexibility and maintaining a collaborative culture will be key.
By Ross Todd
11 minute read
May 26, 2021 | Litigation Daily
'Hackers Love a Good Crisis': Dechert's Brenda Sharton on the Rise in Cybersecurity Threats and Ransom DemandsSharton said the remote work environment has forced companies to up their game. One client in the information security space reported a 35-fold increase in phishing emails during the pandemic.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
May 25, 2021 | Litigation Daily
COVID-Related Securities Class Actions Are Still Landing. Here Are Some Worth Keeping an Eye OnAccording to a new report from ISS Securities Class Action Services, nine COVID-related cases have been filed so far in 2021, including cases targeting large cap companies that allege much more than "you shoulda known what COVID would mean to your business."
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
May 24, 2021 | Litigation Daily
With All Eyes on Tim Cook's Testimony, a Spotlight Shines on Two Diverse Trial Teams in Epic Games v. AppleU.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has often found herself as the only minority or woman with a speaking role in the tech-heavy antitrust cases she's overseen. The Epic Games v. Apple trial has been different on the front, and the judge has noticed.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
May 21, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: The Hogan Lovells Team That Scored the Largest Wrongful Conviction Verdict Ever for 2 N.C. MenDes Hogan, Liz Lockwood, and David Maxwell of Hogan Lovells led a team that won a $75 million verdict for Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, brothers who were wrongfully convicted, sentenced to death, and spent 31 years in prison for a crime they didn't commit.
By Ross Todd
10 minute read
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