A recent The Recorder story, “Calif. Justices Rebuff Attack on Class Action Attorney Fees,” reports that the California Supreme Court shot down a bid to upend compensation for class action...
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Category: Hourly Rates
GSK Moves Away From Hourly Billing
August 15, 2016
A recent Law.com story, “At GlaxoSmithKline, Hourly Billing Is All But Dead,” by Jennifer Williams-Alvarez reports on hourly billing at GlaxoSmithKline. The story reads: GlaxoSmithKline’s...
GC: Law Firms Are Terrible at Billing
August 8, 2016
A recent Corporate Counsel story, “Law Firms Are ‘Terrible’ at Billing, Says GE’s GC,” reports on one general counsel’s honest take on law firm billing practices. The story...
Taco Bell Workers Lose Big Portion of $7.3M Fee Request
July 19, 2016
A recent Law 360 story “Taco Bell Workers Win Fraction of ‘Inflated’ $7.3M Fee Bid,” reports that a California federal judge on gutted a $7.3 million attorneys’ fees bid from Taco Bell...
Law Firm Seeks Fees for Gawker Bankruptcy Work
June 23, 2016
A recent the American Lawyer story “Ropes & Gray Seek Fees for Gawker Bankruptcy Work,” reports that Gawker Media Group Inc. hasn’t gone quietly into bankruptcy after it was hit in March...
Legal Fees Challenged in Primorsk Bankruptcy
June 17, 2016
A recent American Lawyer story, “Sullivan & Cromwell Faces Fee Challenge in Primorsk Bankruptcy,” reports that when Sullivan & Cromwell took on a rare debtor's counsel role earlier this...
Attorney Fee Award Greater Than Judgment in ADA Case
June 13, 2016
A recent Daily Report story, “Legal Fee Award Tops Judgment in Disability Rights Case,” reports that a federal judge has awarded a metro Atlanta attorney more than $400,000 in legal fees for...
A recent Legal Intelligencer story, “Associates May Have Closer Eye on How They Are Billing Out,” reports that hourly rates can be a moving target as clients negotiate down firms' published rates,...
Survey: Hourly Rates for Top M&A Lawyers Climb
June 6, 2016
A recent American Lawyer story, “Report Sees Top Deal Lawyers Pull Ahead as Billing Rates Soar,” reports that, the high and low ends of the M&A legal services market are becoming ever more...
A recent The Recorder story, “California Supreme Court Scrutinizes Class Action Fee Awards,” reports that the California Supreme Court seemed skeptical of arguments that it should lay down a host...