A recent ABI Journal article by Brittany B. Falabella and Allison P. Klena, “Actual and Necessary: A Guide to Keeping Time So You Get Paid,” reports on good billing practices in large Chapter 11...
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A recent Law 360 story by Mike Curley, “After ‘Block Billing’ and ‘Paper Dump,’, Attys Net Only $786K” reports that an Arizona federal judge has awarded $786,472 to attorneys representing...
Lieff Cabraser Can’t Freeze $1M Fee Reduction During Appeal
March 14, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “Lieff Cabraser Can’t Freeze $1M State St. Fee Cut Amid Appeal,” reports that Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP failed to persuade a...
A recent Law 360 story by Jeff Montgomery, “Chancery Wants Skadden Affidavit in TransPerfect Fee Fight,” reports that Delaware's chancellor ordered Skadden to submit an affidavit attesting to the...
$4.8M Fee Award to Fenwick in Patent Litigation
March 3, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Hailey Konnath, “Fenwick Lands $4.6M in Fees in Amazon-PersonalWeb IP Fight,” reports that the Fenwick & West LLP team representing Amazon in PersonalWeb's failed...
A recent Law 360 story by Justin Wise, “Gibson Dunn Gets $600K Fee Award in HomeAway-NY Dispute,” reports that a New York federal judge awarded Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP lawyers roughly...
Judge Properly Awards Regular Hourly Rate for Clerical Tasks
February 12, 2021
A recent Metropolitan News Enterprise story, “Judge Properly Awards Attorney’s Fees, at Lawyer’s Normal Rates, for Clerical Work”, reports that the Court of Appeal for this district ruled...
Lieff Cabraser to Appeal Attorney Fee Reduction Before Paying It
January 27, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “Lieff Wants To Appeal $1M State St. Fee Cut Before Paying It,” reports that Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP asked a federal judge to hold off...
Law Firm Billing Tips For Good Client Relations
December 1, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Aebra Coe, “Law Firm Billing Tips For Avoiding An Irate Client,” reports that a recent lawsuit filed against K&L Gates LLP by a client unhappy with a legal bill...
$45M Fee Award in $187M LIBOR MDL Settlement
November 25, 2020
A recent Law.com story by Nadia Dreid, “NY Judge ‘Surprised’ By Fee Application in Libor Rigging Case,” reports that a New York federal judge wasn't happy with the amount of hours or law firms...