As a result of attorney Mary Jo White’s investigation into Ohio State University head football coach Urban Meyer in 2018, Meyer retained his job after a short suspension and went on to coach his team to victory in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. And White’s law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton, pocketed a cool $1 million five days earlier.

“We can confirm that the law firm was engaged for a flat fee of $1 million, which was paid by the university on Dec. 27, 2018,” said Benjamin Johnson, director of media relations at Ohio State.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]