More And More Firms Consider Alternative Fee Structures
The hourly rate could be facing some competition. According to bizlex.com, a site that focuses on business in Lexington, Kentucky,…
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Cha Ching! Weil Gotshal Earning Big Money in Lehman Case
Weil, Gotshal & Manges bills Lehman Brothers up to $1,000 an hour for its role as the company’s lead bankruptcy…
Judge Kicks Up Dust in 9/11 Case
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York rejected a settlement between 9/11 workers and their employers. The settlement which…
Greenberg Traurig Will Return $3.2 Million in Improper Legal Fees
Greenberg Traurig has agreed to pay back $3.2 million in legal fees to Calumet Park that former attorney and shareholder Mark J. McCombs…
DLA Piper Sued in Alleged Discovery Matter
The National Law Journal is reporting that software company George Sutton & Associates Inc. is suing DLA Piper for allegedly…
Legal Fees Accumulate in Madoff Bankruptcy
A court-appointed trustee and a Manhattan law firm, who have been working to unravel Bernard Madoff's massive fraud, have rung…
Appellate Court Upholds Denial of “Incompetent” Lawyer’s 6-figure Fee
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that former lawyer Steven F. Goldman should be denied almost $400,000 in…
Anti-virus Firm Doesn’t Want to Pay WilmerHale for “Luxury Hotel Rooms, Limousines and Bar Tabs”
In more overbilling news, Wilmer Pickering Hale & Dorr has lost a bid to toss out a fraud claim in…
Dewey & LeBoeuf Wants $100,000 a Day — Judge Says “No”
A federal judge, citing excessive hours and unreasonably high rates, ordered a 20% reduction in fees for a law firm…
Cravath Lawyer: Kill the Billable Hour
Evan R. Chesler, a Presiding Partner at New York's Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, has made a bold suggestion in…
Boutique to Cut Client Billing Rates in 2009
Austin, Texas-based appellate boutique Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend is reducing its billing rates in current hourly-fee cases by 10%…
Sidley Austin Charges $1100 Per Hour in Tribune Bankruptcy
Sidley Austin lawyers are asking as much as $1,100 an hour for bankruptcy work on Tribune Company, surpassing the rates…