A state appeals court Thursday ruled that Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher should receive an arbitrator’s award of more than $700,000 in unpaid legal fees from former clients World Class Capital Group and World Class Acquisitions, rejecting several of the investment firm’s arguments, including that it never entered into a written engagement for services with Gibson Dunn.

“The law and public policy upon which respondents [World Class Capital Group and World Class Acquisitions] rely is the requirement that an attorney provide a client with a written letter of engagement, with their main argument being that an attorney’s claim for breach of contract is unsustainable against a client who did not enter into a written engagement,” wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court in an opinion that affirmed the legal fees award for Gibson Dunn, which in 2021 placed 12th on The American Lawyer’s Am Law 200 ranking of firms.

This content has been archived.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]