A new audit report on the federal government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program is knocking the billing practices of the Venable law firm and is questioning about two-thirds of the fees reviewed by auditors.
Venable lawyers and timekeepers often failed to describe their contract work for the government program adequately, the 35-page report released Thursday said. In some cases, they billed fees for time spent reviewing billing. In others, they used vague descriptions over and again.
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