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.
April 16, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: This Kirkland/Harvard Law Team Vindicated a Fired Cop Who Intervened When a Colleague Used Excessive ForceNeil Eggleston and Sarahi Constantine Padilla of Kirkland & Ellis and Ronald Sullivan Jr. and Intisar Rabb, both professors at Harvard Law School, took on the case of former Buffalo police officer Cariol Horne, who was fired less than one year shy of receiving her 20-year pension.
By Ross Todd
14 minute read
April 16, 2021 | Litigation Daily
A Two-Week Mega-Dose of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsOur runners-up this week are highlighted by a Latham team who landed a $1.8 billion settlement for electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution in its trade secret showdown with SK Innovation, a settlement that was praised by the White House.
By Ross Todd
10 minute read
April 15, 2021 | Litigation Daily
In-House Litigation Leaders: Dominion Energy GC Carlos Brown Wants Litigators Thinking About Him More Than He Thinks About Them"If the only time I know you're thinking about my case is when I'm calling you, then you're probably not the kind of lawyer I want and you're probably not the kind of lawyer I'm going to use again."
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
April 14, 2021 | Litigation Daily
The Quandary for Judges Who Want To Get Better at Their Jobs: 'We Don't Get Feedback Naturally. It Just Doesn't Happen.'How do you get honest feedback when everybody around you is trying to curry favor with you or works for you?
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
April 13, 2021 | Litigation Daily
The Outsized Importance of Those First Few Seconds Before a JuryDavid Mann, a speaker, trainer, and professional actor/director who works with lawyers on trial communication strategies, says that you get only about 30 seconds of a jurors' attention for free. After that you have to earn it.
By Ross Todd
4 minute read
April 12, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Amateurism Is Not a Horizontal Price Fix: Reflections on the Recent SCOTUS NCAA ArgumentGregory L. Curtner, an antitrust litigator at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila who has represented the National Collegiate Athletic Association in many matters, makes the case that courts are not designed to micromanage joint ventures like the NCAA under the guise of the antitrust laws.
By Gregory L. Curtner
8 minute read
April 12, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Dominion Energy GC: 'Lawyers Sometimes Have the Myopic View That the Company Cares About Litigation and That's Not True.'"Winning the fine point of the law frequently is immaterial to the client," says Carlos Brown, the general counsel of Dominion Energy, in our latest installment of In-House Litigation Leaders.
By Ross Todd
12 minute read
April 02, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
What the Influx of Big Public Company Bankruptcy Filings in Houston Means for Texas Restructuring LawyersMove over Delaware. There's a new bankruptcy venue of choice for large public companies.
By Ross Todd
3 minute read
April 02, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week: The Gibson Dunn Lawyer in D.C. Who Argued to Close a Loophole in California Lemon Law During the Capitol RiotsTom Dupree of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher went to his office in downtown Washington, D.C., on January 6 to handle a remote argument before the California Court of Appeal.
By Ross Todd
8 minute read
April 02, 2021 | Litigation Daily
Another Loaded List of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsThis week's group is led by a joint team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, the Civil Rights Corps and the San Francisco Public Defender's Office that won a ruling from the California Supreme Court barring courts from detaining arrestees solely based on the fact that they don't have the money to pay for cash bail.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
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