By Jason Grant | February 7, 2022
"It's always an interesting situation, where many people choose to attack lawyers for getting paid for their work," said Benedict Morelli in an interview. "No one worries about all of the financial people, the real estate people, who make hundreds of millions and billions."
By Amanda Bronstad | February 4, 2022
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Judith Levy granted the fees, which are slightly less than lead counsel's initial request of $202 million.
Texas Lawyer | Best Practices|Expert Opinion|Q&A
By Kenneth Artz | February 3, 2022
Ultimately, higher pay will come with higher, and possibly different types, of expectations. Firm leaders should be considering the new value talent can bring to the table--innovative legal approaches, use of technology for delivery and business generation, even recruiting more heavily from personal networks are all expectations that attorneys at every level should expect to come their way.
By Dylan Jackson | February 3, 2022
"Our lure is that we give people significant experience and responsibility and the compensation reflects that," one boutique founder notes.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 2, 2022
The fee request, submitted on Monday as part of a motion for preliminary approval, is 35% of the $190 million Capital One settlement, which is one of the largest data breach agreements to date.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 27, 2022
Roundup MDL Judge Vince Chhabria called on a federal rules committee last year to review common benefit fees in multidistrict litigation, which he called "totally out of control." But rules changes are unlikely.
By Allison Dunn | January 14, 2022
In a battle over attorney fees, Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeals has called for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether a Broward County law firm involuntarily withdrew from a case after two clients filed a bar complaint against the firm's lawyers.
The American Lawyer | Editor's Letter
By Gina Passarella Cipriani | January 6, 2022
Talent wars are causing firms to react faster than clients have ever been able to spur change, but is it true change or a more expensive version of the old way?
By Allison Dunn | January 5, 2022
"Even though the legal analysis is clear, the parties have caused the expenditure of substantial resources in both the trial and appellate courts—including multiple hearings below and full briefing and oral argument in this court—to adjudicate a squabble over compensation for 1.5 hours of work," Judge Nelly Khouzam wrote on behalf of the panel.
By Dan Packel | December 16, 2021
The compensation model remains a rarity in the U.S., but as New York and London firms push into Northern California, it has a chance to show its value.
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