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.
January 06, 2025 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Jason Leckerman of Ballard Spahr on Growing the Department by a Third Via Merger with Lane Powell“We have litigators in all of our offices and our practice is national, so we want to make sure our new colleagues in the Pacific Northwest and our legacy Ballard colleagues are involving legal talent across offices in their matters and contribute to matters outside their respective regions.”
By Ross Todd
10 minute read
December 27, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Let’s Hear It One Last Time!: One More Bow for 2024’s Litigators of the WeekQuinn Emanuel’s two-year reign atop the Litigator of the Week league tables comes to an end with a new but familiar name amassing the most wins this year.
By Ross Todd
16 minute read
December 26, 2024 | The American Lawyer
What We Heard From Litigation Leaders This YearHere's one last visit with the 18 leaders of Big Law litigation practices and elite boutiques we connected with this year as part of our Litigation Leaders Q&A series.
By Ross Todd
15 minute read
December 26, 2024 | Litigation Daily
What We Heard From Litigation Leaders in 2024Here's one last visit with the 18 leaders of Big Law litigation practices and elite boutiques we connected with this year as part of our Litigation Leaders Q&A series.
By Ross Todd
15 minute read
December 23, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigation Leaders: Greenspoon Marder’s Beth-Ann Krimsky on What Makes Her Team ‘Prepared, Compassionate and Wicked Smart’“The value of coming to a Greenspoon Marder lawyer is our attorneys handle cases from beginning to end and actually do go to trial.”
By Ross Todd
11 minute read
December 20, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigators of the Week: After a 74-Day Trial, Shook Fends Off Claims From Artist’s Heirs Against UMB BankLawyers for Thomas Hart Benton’s heirs were seeking hundreds of millions of dollars based on claims UMB Bank mismanaged the family trust for the artist at the forefront of the Regionalist movement and lost more than 100 of his works. A judge in Kansas City awarded just $35,000 for five works unaccounted for by the bank, represented at trial by Todd Ruskamp, Patrick Kenney and Russell Shankland of Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
By Ross Todd
10 minute read
December 20, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-OutsThose taking home Runners-Up honors this week include litigators at Debevoise, Kirkland, Patterson Belknap, Stris & Maher, Weil and Winston & Strawn.
By Ross Todd
7 minute read
December 18, 2024 | The Recorder
‘It's Your Funeral’: On Avoiding Damaging Your Client’s Case With Uncivil BehaviorHere are some thoughts on professionalism, ethics and civility in the courtroom from Judge Jay Quam in Minnesota, Judge Margaret Schreiber in Florida and Retired Justice William Bedsworth in California.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
December 18, 2024 | Litigation Daily
‘It's Your Funeral’: Avoiding Doing Damage to Your Client’s Case With Uncivil BehaviorHere are some thoughts on professionalism, ethics and civility in the courtroom from Judge Jay Quam in Minnesota, Judge Margaret Schreiber in Florida and Retired Justice William Bedsworth in California.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
December 17, 2024 | Litigation Daily
Why the Founders of IP Boutique Fisch Sigler Are Stepping Away From the Law and Starting an AI VentureAlan Fisch and Bill Sigler announced last month that Dec. 31 will be Fisch Sigler’s last day of operation. They’re launching a new company aimed at applying artificial intelligence to agriculture.
By Ross Todd
5 minute read
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