March 20, 2018
A recent Daily Business Review story by Samantha Joseph, “Spoiler Alert: Most of South Florida’s Top Law Firm Billers Are Men,” reports on gender disparity in billing rates in South Florida....
March 19, 2018
A recent Law.com editorial by the Law Journal Editorial Board, “End Excessive Fees in Class Action Litigation,” opines on attorney fees in class action litigation. It reads: Final approval...
March 16, 2018
A recent The Recorder story by Amanda Bronstad, “9th Circuit OKs Government’s Hiring of Law Firms on Contingency,” reports that a California district attorney’s hiring of outside law firms on...
A recent Law.com and FC&S Legal story by Steven Meyerowitz, “After Deducting 10 Percent for Block Billing, Texas Court Awards Plaintiff in ERISA Case $243,000 in Attorney’s Fees” reports...
March 9, 2018
NALFA continued its podcast series with an interview with Glenn Newberry. Glenn Newberry is the Head of Costs Unit and Legal Director at Eversheds Sutherland International LLP in London. He is a...
March 8, 2018
A recent New Jersey Law Journal Editorial, “Apply Contingency Fee Cap More Broadly,” speaks to a recent case and rules involving contingency fee caps in New Jersey. It reads: The New Jersey...
March 7, 2018
A recent Bloomberg Law story by Stephen Joyce, “Covington’s $125M Fee for 3M Case ‘A Little Steep’: Lawmaker,” reports that Covington & Burling LLP came under fire for a $125 million...
March 6, 2018
NALFA continued its podcast series with an interview with Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein. Dr. Silverstein is the Executive Director of Buying Legal Council, based in New York. Buying Legal Council...
March 5, 2018
A recent Law.com article by Hugh A. Simons, “Why Elite Law Should Raise Rates,” reports on hourly rates at elite law firms. This article was posted with permission. The article reads: Elite...
A recent Law 360 story by Alex Wolf, “Fee Examiner Says Too Many Attys at Puerto Rico Hearings,” reports that the firms representing Puerto Rico’s public debtors and creditor committees in the...
