Law Firms Oppose Fee Cuts in Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
March 18, 2010
An recent NLJ article, “Law Firms Protest Lehman Fee Committee’s Cuts in Legal Bills” reports that three law firms (Milbank Tweed, Jones Day, and Curtis Mallet) filed...
March 18, 2010
An recent NLJ article, “Law Firms Protest Lehman Fee Committee’s Cuts in Legal Bills” reports that three law firms (Milbank Tweed, Jones Day, and Curtis Mallet) filed...
March 16, 2010
Reuters reports that a federal appeals court ruled on Monday that insurer Lloyd's of London must pay claims related to alleged swindler Allen Stanford’s legal defense. The...
March 8, 2010
A recent article, “Legal Fees at Add to Toyota Recall Costs” reports that the Toyota recall “could cost Toyota more than $2 billion.” The article reports at least 41...
February 8, 2010
In a recent New York Times Blog, "When Legal Bills Become a Cause for Dispute" by Peter J. Henning, professor at Wayne State Law School reports that Lloyd's of London is now responsible for paying up...
February 2, 2010
In a WSJ blog report, "Trump Claiming He Has Ph.D. in Legal Fees Dukes it Out With Lawyers" Donald Trump claims to have specialized expertise on attorney fees. "I have dealt...
December 28, 2009
A recent article, An Increase in Hourly Rates? Get Ready for a Fight in Corporate Counsel sees a fight looming over 2010 hourly rates. In the article, "Susan Blount, the general...
November 16, 2009
In a recent interview, "Contolling Litigation Costs", Brad Wright, Practice Manager for the Risk Management and Product Liability practice group at Roetzel and Andress discusses the...
A recent article, "Fortune 500: The Total Cost of Litigation Estimated at One-Third Profits", estimates that litigation cuts into profits by one-third for Fortune 500 Companies. The...
July 20, 2009
Christopher S. Marks of Williams Kastner in Seattle was recently interviewed by the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel in "Managing Litigation Costs in Difficult Times". In response to a...
June 30, 2009
In an article, "Legal Fees: Ten Things Your Lawyer May Not Want You To Know", Daniel L. Abrams of the Law Offices of Daniel Abrams in New York breaks down ten things lawyers may not...