A recent Law 360 story by Bonnie Eslinger, “Attys Defend $16M LendingClub Fee Bid That ‘Shocked’ Judge,” reports that attorneys seeking $16 million for representing LendingClub Corp....
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Opinion: The Trouble with Lodestar Fee Awards
May 30, 2018
A recent Reuters editorial by Alison Frankel, “The Trouble with Lodestar Fee Awards, Anthem Class Action Edition,” opines on the recent fee request in the Anthem data breach class action. The...
A recent NLJ story by Ryan Lovelace, “Hourly Rate Gaps Widens as Top Billers Leave Others Behind,” reports that with outsized billing rates making even mainstream news reports—a Kirkland &...
A recent NLJ story by Amanda Bronstad, “Anthem Data Breach Attorney Fees Report Faulted by Plaintiffs Lawyers and Objector,” reports that plaintiffs lawyers in the Anthem data breach settlement...
A recent The Recorder story by Scott Flaherty, “Special Master Finds Legal Fee Bid Excessive in Anthem Data Breach Case,” reports that a court-appointed special master has recommended cutting...
NALFA Featured in ALM Article on Billing Rates
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....
Opinion: End Excessive Fees in Class Action Litigation
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...
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...
Why Elite Law Firms Should Raise Hourly Rates
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...
Sorry Clients: Higher Hourly Rates Really Do Pay Off
February 21, 2018
A recent American Lawyer story by Miriam Rozen article, “Sorry Client: Higher Law Firm Billing Rates Really Do Pay Off,” reports on the findings from the recent analysis by Citi Private Bank’s...