Legal Fee Solution’s Mari Henry Leigh was quoted in a recent NLJ story "In Bankruptcy, Flat is Fine." The story reads: Bankruptcy lawyers across the country learned this lesson in 2015: A fine...
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More Scrutiny of Billing Rates in Bankruptcy Cases
May 18, 2016
A recent American Lawyer story, “Latham Lands Latest Energy Bankruptcy as Fees Draw Scrutiny,” reports that Latham & Watkins is the latest Am Law 100 firm to find a silver lining in the energy...
A recent American Lawyer story, “Billing $2K an Hour? Study Says Clients Will Pay If Lawyers Deliver,” reports that the top rates paid to the highest-paid partners at U.S. firms rose to a...
A recent Law 360 story, “Law Firm Fee Hikes Under Scrutiny in Caesars Bankruptcy,” reports that the committee scrutinizing the professional fees being charged in the Caesars Entertainment...
A recent Law 360 story, “Fla. High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp Law Atty Fee Formula,” reports that the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the prevailing-party attorneys' fees provision...
Judge Balks at Hourly Rates in Patent Fee Award
April 6, 2016
A recent New Jersey Law Journal story, “Judge OKs Fees in Kayak.com Suit but Balks at K&L Gates’ Rates” reports that a federal judge in Camden, NJ has ruled that the operator of travel...
Texas Supreme Court Asked to Undo $3M Fee Award
March 31, 2016
A recent Texas Lawyer story, “Jenner & Block $3M Fee Award Appeal Could Change Arbitration Law” reports that a former patent client is taking its $3 million attorney fee fight against Jenner...
A recent Bloomberg BNA story, “Will SCOTUS Review High Counsel Fees in Low-Value Cases?,” reports that the proper method for determining attorneys' fees for class counsel in low-value consumer...
A recent American Lawyer story, “Kirkland on Contingency: Behind a $93 Million Fee Deal” reports that Kirkland & Ellis earned $93 million for its work recovering environmental cleanup costs...
Suit Claims Law Firm Didn’t Comply with Fee Agreement
February 26, 2016
A recent ABA Journal story, “Suit Claims Quinn Emanuel Didn’t Comply with Fee Agreement,” reports that a lawsuit filed last week claims Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan overbilled for its...