The legal bills from a dispute over a Pennsylvania car show's compliance with state regulations related to COVID-19 shed light on the role law firms play in these unprecedented matters—and the opportunities for litigation work that arise out of them.

Local television station Fox 43 obtained and published a copy of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders' legal bills, sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. According to the report, Troutman Pepper billed the state over $54,000 for legal work related to Spring Carlisle, a car show held in central Pennsylvania in June. The hourly rate was $480 for partners and $340 for associates, the documents showed.