Ross Todd

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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January 17, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Quiet Retirement Meets Resounding Win: Quinn Emanuel Name Partner Kathleen Sullivan's Vimeo Victory

When you’re the only woman-name partner in the Am Law 100, it’s hard to walk away without anyone noticing—especially when Sullivan and her partners notched a win in a long-running case they've been handling for video-sharing client Vimeo.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

January 17, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Shortly After Name Partner Kathleen Sullivan’s Retirement, Quinn Emanuel Scores Appellate Win for Vimeo

In a case that’s been running for a decade and a half of Sullivan’s 20 years at the firm that bears her name, the Second Circuit found that video-sharing website Vimeo was entitled to safe harbor under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act from claims brought by music rightsholders—handing a win to Sullivan and partners Todd Anten and Owen Roberts.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

January 17, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

White & Case scored a significant turnaround at the U.S. International Trade Commission for client Voltage in a patent dispute over solar panel technology.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

January 15, 2025 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Defending Against a $290M Claim and Scoring a $116M Win in Del. Drug Patent Fight

A trial team led by Latham’s Mike Morin and David Frazier and Finnegan’s William (Bill) Raich helped Sarepta Therapeutics come out victorious as the counter-claimant in a patent trial concerning treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative muscular disorder.

By Ross Todd

10 minute read

January 15, 2025 | Litigation Daily

In-House Lawyers Are Focused on Employment and Cybersecurity Disputes, But Looking Out for Conflict Over AI

The 20th annual litigation trends survey by Norton Rose Fulbright also found that general counsel and in-house litigators have a growing concern about so-called “nuclear verdicts.”

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

January 14, 2025 | Litigation Daily

While Antitrust Enforcement Might Have Been Hot in 2024, Cartel Fines Were Not

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett released a year-over-year analysis of cartel fines in select jurisdictions across the globe as part of their 2025 Global Cartel Forecast released yesterday.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

January 13, 2025 | Litigation Daily

2024 Marked Growth On Top of Growth for Law Firm Litigation Practices. Is a Cooldown in the Offing for 2025?

According to data released by Thomson Reuters last week, litigation demand grew 3.3% in 2024 after seeing 2.8% growth in 2023.

By Ross Todd

4 minute read

January 10, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Knockout Blow to Latest FCC Net Neutrality Rules After ‘Loper Bright’

Jeffrey Wall and Morgan Ratner of Sullivan & Cromwell took the lead for petitioners challenging the Biden administration’s key tech policy at the Sixth Circuit.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

January 10, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Lawyers from Haynes Boone, King & Spalding, Legal Aid at Work and the Impact Fund reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Defense that will allow LGBTQ+ veterans discharged before the end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy to remove discriminatory indicators from their military records and potentially upgrade their discharge statuses.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

January 09, 2025 | The Recorder

Runners-Up and Shout-Outs for Litigator of the Week

Runners-up this week include litigators at Wachtell, Davis Polk and Paul Weiss.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read