GSK Moves Away From Hourly Billing
August 15, 2016
A recent Law.com story, “At GlaxoSmithKline, Hourly Billing Is All But Dead,” by Jennifer Williams-Alvarez reports on hourly billing at GlaxoSmithKline. The story reads: GlaxoSmithKline’s...
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GC: Law Firms Are Terrible at Billing
August 8, 2016
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “Law Firms Are ‘Terrible’ at Billing, Says GE’s GC,” reports on one general counsel’s honest take on law firm billing practices. The story...
NALFA Members Interviewed in Law 360 Article on Legal Costs
August 2, 2016
A recent Law 360 article, “5 Tips For When GCs Balk at the Bill,” by Jimmy Hoover reports on general counsel and legal costs. Two NALFA members, Joe Studer and John O’Connor, were interviewed...
Former Goldman Sachs Programmer Can’t Recoup Legal Fees
July 21, 2016
A recent Reuters story “Ex-Goldman Programmer Cannot Recoup From Bank-Judge” reports that a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programmer who has spent seven years and incurred more than $8 million...
NALFA to Rate Outside Legal Bill Review Programs
June 22, 2016
Legal bill auditors are companies who provide quantitative analysis of legal billing entries. Legal bill auditors help to categorize and summarize billing entries. Legal bill auditors are hired by...
A recent American Lawyer story, “Amid Battles With League, NFL Players Incur Big Legal Fees,” reports that in February, the NFL revealed in federal tax filings how much it paid during its most...
Company Expects to Pay $105M in Legal Fees in FCPA Case
April 1, 2016
A recent WSJ Blog story, “Vimpelcom Expects $105 Million in FCPA Legal Fees” reports that Vimpelcom Ltd. expects to pay $105 million in legal fees for the resolution of its Foreign Corrupt...
Dispute Over Legal Fees in Major Foreign Bribery Case
March 11, 2016
A recent American Lawyer story, “Quinn Emanuel Sued Over Legal Fees in Major Foreign Bribery Case” reports that, a case that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan hailed last year as a...
A recent Law 360 story, “Flint Water Contamination Legal Fees Could Reach $2.7M” reports that Michigan’s outside legal fees connected to the contamination of the water supply in Flint could...
NFL’s Deflategate Legal Bills Add Up
March 3, 2016
A recent WSJ Law Blog story, “’Deflategate’ Legal Bills Add Up,” reports that the saga about an alleged scheme to deflate footballs wasn’t exactly a pro bono affair. The legal bills...