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VW Calls Opt-Out Class Counsel’s Fee Request ‘Excessive’
August 20, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Linda Chiem, “VW Slams Opt-Out Drivers’ ‘Excessive’ Atty Fee Bid,” reports that Volkswagen asked a California federal judge to reject an "excessive" request for...
Boston Calls $2.3M Fee Request ‘Beyond The Pale’
August 17, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “Boston Calls Officers’ $2.3M Fee Request ‘Beyond The Pale’” reports that calling the request "beyond the pale," the city of Boston asked a federal...
Hourly Rate Growth Hits All-Time High…Why?
August 15, 2020
A recent Law.com story by Patrick Smith, “Overall Demand Down for Big Law, But Rate Growth Hits All-Time High. Why?,” reports that the overall demand for legal services dropped 5.9% from the same...
Sixth Circuit Tosses Hourly Rates Citing ‘Community Market Rule’
August 12, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Field, “6th Circ. Wipes Out Atty Fee Award in Vita-Mix Blender Deal” reports that the Sixth Circuit vacated a nearly $4 million attorney fees award in a class...
NALFA Releases 3 Models of Growth for Litigation Hourly Rates
August 10, 2020
NALFA conducts custom hourly rate surveys for law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies. Our hourly rate surveys provide our clients with the most current and accurate hourly...
GAO Says Attorney Fee Cap Applies to Former Small Business
August 7, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Alyssa Aquino, “GAO Says Protest Fee Cap Applies to Former Small Biz,” reports that a Virginia company can't recoup the full legal costs of protesting a $19 million...
NALFA Quoted in Portland Business Journal
August 5, 2020
NALFA and NALFA member and attorney fee expert John D. O'Connor of O'Connor & Associates in San Francisco were quoted in Portland Business Journal. The news article, by Elizabeth...
Retired Players Blast Holdback Fees in NFL Concussion Case
August 1, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Ryan Boysen, “Ex-NFLers Blast Seeger Weiss for Concussion Holdback Fees,” reports that retired NFL players and law firms active in the historic concussion settlement are...
Will Hourly Rates for Elite Firms Rise More in 2020?
July 31, 2020
A recent American Lawyer story by Samantha Stokes, “Will Billing Rates for Elite Firms Rise More in 2020?” reports that in the midst of a recession, big restructuring law firms such as Kirkland...