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Report: Big Law’s Total Hours Billed at 15-Year Low

May 2, 2023

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Can Rates Make Up for Expense Growth Much Longer?

April 18, 2023

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Class Counsel Defend $285M Fee Request in Dell Stock Settlement

April 17, 2023

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

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Historic / Landmark Case

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Law Professors Say $285M Fee Request is Too High

April 12, 2023

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What $1000 an Hour Gets You Today in Big Bankruptcy

March 31, 2023

Billing / Fee Guidelines

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Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Washington, DC Remains Nation’s Highest Billing Rate City

January 30, 2023

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Litigation Billing Rate Data Has Chi-Squared Distribution

January 25, 2023

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NALFA Releases 2022 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

December 20, 2022

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IBA Panel: Narrow The Gender Hourly Billing Rate Gap in Law

November 4, 2022

Billing Practices

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NALFA Survey: Hourly Rate Data Distribution is Chi-Squared

August 11, 2022

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NALFA Releases 2021 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report

July 19, 2022

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NALFA Members Quoted in Bloomberg Story on Billing Rates

June 10, 2022

Fee Dispute

Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Restructuring

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Should Judges Police The Gender Hourly Rate Disparity?

June 1, 2022

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

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Plaintiffs Firms Seek $20M in Fees in ATM Antitrust Case

February 28, 2022

Fee Request

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First Circuit Affirms Sanctions in Long-Running Fee Dispute

February 10, 2022

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

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Compare & Prove Hourly Billing Rates with NALFA Survey

December 4, 2021

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Law Firms with Over 100 Attorneys Have Higher Rates Across All Experience Levels

September 4, 2021

Fee Entitlement / Recoverability

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More Doubt if ’Exceptional’ Patent Fees Include PTAB Work

September 2, 2021

Fee Issues on Appeal

Practice Area: IP Litigation

Fee Request

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Legislation / Politics

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PTAB

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Senior Litigators Now Entering Tier 3 Rates ($651-$900)

August 28, 2021