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Southwest Airlines Calls Fee Request ‘Excessive’

September 27, 2023

Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Article: Twitter Fee Dispute Case Offers Crash Course in Billing Ethics

September 19, 2023

Alternative Fees

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Client Didn’t Notice Billing Rate Hikes, Jury Hears

July 14, 2023

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Judge Cuts Attorney Fee Request For ‘Over-Lawyering’

July 13, 2023

Fee Reduction

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Lawyering

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Billing Tips: The Devil Is In The Details

July 6, 2023

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Legal Malpractice

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Judge Rips Class Counsel’s ‘Overstated’ Fee Request

May 8, 2023

Fee Benchmark / Standard

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Timekeepers

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Insurer Overpaid Policyholder’s Attorney Fees, Judge Finds

August 25, 2021

Fees & Insurance Policy

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Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Article: Actual and Necessary: A Guide to Keeping Time So You Get Paid

June 6, 2021

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Block Billing Reduces Fee Award in Personal Injury Case

May 14, 2021

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

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Lieff Cabraser Can’t Freeze $1M Fee Reduction During Appeal

March 14, 2021

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

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Judge Wants Skadden Affidavit on Fees and Billing Practices

March 4, 2021

Defense Fees / Costs

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$4.8M Fee Award to Fenwick in Patent Litigation

March 3, 2021

Practice Area: IP Litigation

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Gibson Dunn Awarded Attorney Fees in NYC Rental Ordinance

March 2, 2021

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Judge Properly Awards Regular Hourly Rate for Clerical Tasks

February 12, 2021

Fee Issues on Appeal

Lodestar Multiplier

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Lieff Cabraser to Appeal Attorney Fee Reduction Before Paying It

January 27, 2021

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Law Firm Billing Tips For Good Client Relations

December 1, 2020

Bankruptcy Fees / Expenses

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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$45M Fee Award in $187M LIBOR MDL Settlement

November 25, 2020

Contingency Fees / POF

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Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

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Article: Five Cost-Cutting Strategies for Corporate Legal Departments

October 22, 2020

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Court Resolves $4M Attorney Fee Dispute with Law Firms

October 1, 2020

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