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New Billing Rate Matrix Adopted to Set Fees in DC Litigation

August 14, 2023

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Practice Area: Civil Rights / Public Interest

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Client Didn’t Notice Billing Rate Hikes, Jury Hears

July 14, 2023

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Lawsuit Reveals Wachtell’s Billing Practices

July 11, 2023

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Twitter Claims Wachtell Ran Up $90M Legal Bill

July 7, 2023

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Where Are Partner Billing Rates Surging the Most?

May 24, 2023

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Report: Sharp Rise in Partner Hourly Rates Last Year

May 22, 2023

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Fee Expert Report: Attorney Fee Award Generated $380K in Returns

May 4, 2023

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Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

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Report: Big Law’s Total Hours Billed at 15-Year Low

May 2, 2023

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Can Rates Make Up for Expense Growth Much Longer?

April 18, 2023

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What $1000 an Hour Gets You Today in Big Bankruptcy

March 31, 2023

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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NALFA Releases 2022 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

December 20, 2022

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IBA Panel: Narrow The Gender Hourly Billing Rate Gap in Law

November 4, 2022

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NALFA Releases 2021 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

July 19, 2022

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NALFA Members Quoted in Bloomberg Story on Billing Rates

June 10, 2022

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Should Judges Police The Gender Hourly Rate Disparity?

June 1, 2022

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USTP Balks at Hourly Rate in J&J’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

May 24, 2022

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

USTP

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Ninth Circuit: $260K Fee Award Proper Where Damages Were $2500

April 26, 2022

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Judge Calls Out Hourly Rate Gender Disparity in Fee Award

April 25, 2022