A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Justin Henry, “Under Economic Pressure, Large Firms May Increasing Sue Clients for Nonpayment,” reports that economic pressures accelerated by the COVID-19...
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Utah Sues Insurer Over Coverage of Defense Fees
February 4, 2021
A recent Law 360 story by Daphne Zhang “Utah Asks Insurer To Pay $1.8M Atty Fee in Trade Secrets Suit”, reports that Utah's Department of Administrative Services sued an AIG subsidiary, seeking...
Defense Firms and Clients Can Boast About Attorney Fee Wins
January 25, 2021
A recent Law.com story by Christine Simmons, “Both Law Firms and Clients Can Boast About Fee Wins,” reports that, several organizations have reported that, despite the Am Law 200’s worst fears,...
Defense Rates Expected to Rise at Lower Pace in 2021
January 15, 2021
A recent Legal Intelligencer story by Andrew Maloney, “Rate Pressure and Rising Expenses Are Expected to Challenger Firms in 2021,” reports that law firms may have weathered the COVID-19...
Insurers Refuse to Pay $18M in Defense Fees in Experian Class Actions
November 19, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Joanne Faulkner, “Insurers Deny Liability in Experian’s $18M Legal Fees Suit,” reports that two insurers have told a London judge they are entitled to refuse to pay...
A recent Law.com article by Nathan Wenzel of SimpleLegal Inc., “5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Department,” reports on legal cost measures for corporate legal departments. This...
A recent Law 360 story by Aebra Coe, “Clients’ Speed Paying Bills Could Make or Break Law Firms” reports that a report out shows law firms have fared "surprisingly well" financially during the...
The Nation’s Top Attorney Fee Experts of 2020
June 24, 2020
NALFA, a non-profit group, is building a worldwide network of attorney fee expertise. Our network includes members, faculty, and fellows with expertise on the reasonableness of attorney fees. We...
A recent Law 360 article by Chris Seezen, “5 Tips for Drafting Effective Legal Billing Guidelines” reports on tips for drafting effective legal billing guidelines. This article was posted with...
Demand Grows for Hourly Rate Data in Big Bankruptcy
May 26, 2020
A recent Legaltech News story by Rhys Dipshan, “Reorg Launches New Database to Bring Big Data Analytics to Bankruptcy Fees” reports that the recession is already choosing its winners and losers:...