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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February 03, 2025 | The Recorder

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs: Davis Wright Tremaine, Wilmer and More

Runners-Up this week include litigators at Davis Wright Tremaine, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Gupta Wessler, Latham & Watkins, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Steptoe, Sullivan & Cromwell and Susman Godfrey.

By Ross Todd

8 minute read

February 03, 2025 | Litigation Daily

An Eye on ‘De-Risking’: Chewing on Hot Topics in Litigation Funding With Jeffery Lula of GLS Capital

Lula, a principal at litigation funder GLS Capital in Chicago and former Kirkland & Ellis litigation partner, chats about what he’s watching for in 2025.

By Ross Todd

9 minute read

January 31, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A $630M Antitrust Settlement for Automotive Software Vendors—$140M More Than Alleged Overcharges

More than eight years ago, Michael Nemelka of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick got a call from an automotive software company alleging CDK Global conspired with its main rival to eliminate competition. This week, on the eve of trial, Nemelka and partners Derek Ho and Dan Dorris helped a class of vendors reach a $630 million settlement with CDK.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read

January 31, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Runners-Up this week include litigators at Davis Wright Tremaine, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Gupta Wessler, Latham & Watkins, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Steptoe, Sullivan & Cromwell and Susman Godfrey.

By Ross Todd

7 minute read

January 29, 2025 | Litigation Daily

A Second Straight Year of Increased Securities Filings—With Perhaps More on the Horizon

Jerry Silk of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann and Scott Musoff of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom discuss the latest annual report on securities class action filings from Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

January 28, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Firms Come Out of the Gate With High-Profile Litigation Hires in 2025

Here’s a roundup of three major moves our Law.com colleagues have covered already this year involving litigators switching firms in the Am Law 50.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

January 27, 2025 | Law.com

What It Takes to Connect With Millennial Jurors

By one estimate, millennials are set to make up 70% of the workforce this year. They’re inevitably going to be a significant part of any jury pool. Here are some tips for tailoring your presentation to appeal to them.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

January 27, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Some Thoughts on What It Takes to Connect With Millennial Jurors

By one estimate, millennials are set to make up 70% of the workforce this year. They’re inevitably going to be a significant part of any jury pool. Here are some tips for tailoring your presentation to appeal to them.

By Ross Todd

5 minute read

January 24, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Directed Verdict Win for Cisco in a West Texas Patent Case

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Brian Rosenthal, Stuart Rosenberg and Audrey Yang helped Cisco secure a rare directed verdict last week in a patent infringement trial with $120 million in damages on the line. U.S. District Judge Alan Albright in Waco has granted rule 50(a) motions only three times. Rosenthal has been lead counsel in two of those cases.

By Ross Todd

12 minute read

January 24, 2025 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Runners-up this week include litigators at Gibson Dunn, Kasowitz Benson Torres and Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

By Ross Todd

6 minute read