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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July 18, 2024 | Litigation Daily

'Should I Sue?': Navigating the New APA Landscape With Latham's Phil Perry and Andrew Prins

With the Supreme Court handing down two blockbuster APA decisions at the end of last term, federal agencies and private companies are adjusting to the new lay of the land.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

July 17, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Keep It Simple, and Maybe Pocket That Peremptory: Trial Tips From Either Side of the 'V'

Kathleen Flynn Peterson of Ciresi Conlin in Minneapolis and Kat Gallagher of Rodman & Rodman in Denver try cases on opposite sides of the bar and in different regions, but have some similar thoughts behind their approaches.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

July 16, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Stop and Think About That Sealing Request Before You File It

U.S. District Judge Joshua Wolson in Philadelphia says lawyers can't "yada, yada, yada" their way into the showing of harm needed to obtain a sealing order in his courtroom.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

July 15, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Big Law Pro Bono Hours Continue Upward Trend, But Fall Short of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Here's a recap of the latest Pro Bono Scorecard from our friends at The American Lawyer and a compilation of the pro bono lawyers who won Litigator of the Week honors last year.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

July 12, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Reset in the Fight Over Nearly $2B in Bonds Issued by Venezuela's National Oil Company

After the New York high court previously ruled that Venezuelan law governs the validity of bonds issued under the Maduro regime, the Second Circuit this week vacated a judgment against Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., a win for affiliated clients represented by Igor Timofeyev of Paul Hastings and Michael Gottlieb of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

By Ross Todd

12 minute read

July 12, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Runners-up this week include trademark litigators from Debevoise and patent litigators at Cooley and MoFo.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

July 11, 2024 | Litigation Daily

The Brother-Sister Litigators Who Took on the FTC Over a North Carolina Hospital Merger

Gibson Dunn's Michael Perry and his younger sister, C.J. Pruski of Williams & Connolly, represented the seller and buyer of two North Carolina hospitals in beating back a preliminary injunction bid by the Federal Trade Commission.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

July 10, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the (Past) Week: In First SCOTUS Arg, Gibson Dunn's Evangelis Tackles Thorny Policy Issues Around Homelessness

Theane Evangelis represented Grants Pass, Oregon, in a case where the court found the city's public-camping ordinance did not violate the Eighth Amendment.

By Ross Todd

11 minute read

July 09, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Runners-Up and Shout-Outs From Before the 4th

Here's a look at some of the wins that landed in the run-up to the Independence Day holiday.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

July 08, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Don McMinn of Hollingsworth on Going Where the Work Takes You

"We have argued before federal and state courts nationwide, and we do not shy away from going toe-to-toe with plaintiffs' counsel in their preferred home-turf courthouses, whether that be suburban California or small-town Mississippi."

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

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