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How Widespread is Inflating Hours in Law Firms?

August 29, 2025

Bill Padding

Billing Judgment

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

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Report: UK Attorney Banned After Billing 23 Hours in One Day

August 26, 2025

Bill Padding

Billing Judgment

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

Hours Billled

Overbilling

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As Hourly Rates Soar, GCs Consider Geopolitics

August 25, 2025

Alternative Fees

Billing / Fee Guidelines

Expenses / Costs

Fee / Rate Economics

Fees in Transactional Matters

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

Legal Bill Review (Internal / Pre-Bill)

Legal Pricing

Legal Profession

Legislation / Politics

Study / Report

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Insurer Owes $3.8M for Honda Airbag Class Counsel Costs

May 16, 2025

Fees & Liability Insurance

Fees & Insurance Policy

Fees Paid by Insurers

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

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Sierra Leone Must Face $8M in Unpaid Jenner & Block Fees

January 23, 2025

Alternative Fees

Fee Engagement Letter

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Analysis: Legal Departments Acquiesce as Rate Hikes ‘Defy Gravity’

January 8, 2025

Article / Book

E-Billing

Fee / Rate Economics

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

Legal Spend

Study / Report

Fee Allocation / Fee Apportionment

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UK-Based Law Firm Sues Former Client Over Unpaid Fees

November 27, 2024

Fee Engagement Letter

Quantum Meruit

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Former Client Accuses Davis Polk of ‘Excessive’ Billing Rates

August 25, 2023

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Fee Award Cut in Defective Toilet Settlement to $1.9M

April 10, 2023

Fees & Judicial Discretion

Fee Reduction

Fee Request

Hours Billled

Lodestar

Lodestar Multiplier

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

Settlement Data / Terms

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

November 4, 2022

Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

Fee Data / Fee Analytics

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UK Authorities May Feel Sting From ‘Loser Pays’ Ruling

May 27, 2022

Expenses / Costs

Fee Issues on Appeal

Fee Shifting

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Brown Rudnick Accused of $22M in Overbilling

February 25, 2022

Fee Discovery / Fee Disclosure

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Hausfeld Doesn’t Have to Disclose Fees in UK Google Suit

February 7, 2022

Contingency Fees / POF

Fee Award

Practice Area: Class Action / Mass Tort / MDL

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Dentons Wants Out of Japanese Billionaire’s $50M Fee Dispute

December 18, 2021

Fee Issues on Appeal

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IMF Says It’s Immune From Attorney Fee Dispute

December 10, 2021

Arbitration Fees

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No Arbitration for Attorney-Client Fee Dispute

August 11, 2021

Fees & Privilege / Confidentaility

Fees & Fiduciary Duty

Fees in Arbitration

Fees in Transactional Matters

Legal Malpractice

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Fee Doctrine / Fee Theory

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AIG Unit Denied Attorney Fees in $7.2M Coverage Win

August 6, 2021

Coverage of Fees

Fee Denial

Practice Area: Insurance Coverage Litigation

Fee Recommendation

Fee Request

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Judge Orders Attorney Fee Dispute to Arbitration

March 9, 2021

Arbitration Fees

Fees & Judicial Discretion

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Lawyering

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Second Circuit: No Second Shot for Milberg in $12M Fee Dispute

February 9, 2021

Arbitration Fees

Contingency Fees / POF

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Fee Issues on Appeal