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Ross focuses his practice on commercial litigation and corporate insolvency. He joined Husch Blackwell in 2017 after serving as a summer associate for the firm in 2016. While in law school, Ross completed two clerkships in the Office of the Texas Attorney General. Ross clerked in both the Office of Solicitor General and Antitrust Division. Ross gained experience in appellate and antitrust law, including experience in brief writing, memo writing, and discovery.

On September 13, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its first ever Statement of Interest in the bankruptcy of an asbestos company, signaling that DOJ intends to prioritize fraud and mismanagement relating to asbestos trusts. The Statement, filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina in the Chapter 11 proceedings for Kaiser Gypsum Company, asserts that the proposed trust plans lack adequate safeguards and indicates that DOJ will object unless the final plan better ensures transparency and prevents fraud. Below are three major takeaways from DOJ’s action: