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New York Law Journal

Giura v. Rodriguez

Hearing Will Decide if Client Indigent Before Retaining Lien Converted to Charging Lien
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

When Fee-Splitting Breaks Rules, Who Pays the Price?

Lawyers for a Philadelphia securities litigation firm and a consulting company sparred Tuesday over who should suffer the losses when a payment arrangement between the two is deemed improper.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer Sues Former Firm Over Share in Fee

Andrew Raish, who formerly worked at Walne Law in Houston, sued the firm for up to $1 million, alleging he is entitled to a 25 percent fee from a lawsuit.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Client Claims Winston Overbilled, With 'Absentee' Leadership

A real estate developer sued by Winston & Strawn for failing to pay legal fees contends the law firm excessively billed and failed to have the relationship partner play a meaningful role.
38 minute read

New York Law Journal

Holland & Knight Obtains $772K Judgment Against Ex-Partner

Former trusts and estates partner Charles Gibbs is continuing his claims against the firm for fees he says he is still owed.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Charging Liens in Matrimonial Actions: A Vanishing Right

Dolores Gebhardt writes: For matrimonial attorneys, getting paid—rarely an easy feat—has become more difficult. An unintended consequence of the 2016 amendments to the Domestic Relations Law has rendered the common law and statutory right to a charging lien unenforceable in many matrimonial cases.
20 minute read

Litigation Daily

In 'Especially Unpleasant and Nasty' Suit, Carlton Fields Client Must Pay $18.5M Legal Bill from Cooley

Litigation is rarely nice. But sometimes it's so ugly that you just have to stop and gawk. The antitrust battle between pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing companies Procaps SA and Patheon Inc. is one of those cases.
34 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Is Former Bikram Yoga Lawyer's Legal Battle Almost Over?

Minakshi "Micki" Jafa-Bodden has been engaged in a legal battle with Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram Yoga, since 2013.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Questions About Fees Put El Chapo Defense in Limbo

Private lawyers seeking to represent Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in his U.S. drug-trafficking case failed to get assurances Monday that they'll get paid, leaving the Mexican drug lord's defense in limbo.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federico v. Brancato

Defendants' Motion for Indemnification Of Legal Fees Incurred in Action Premature
3 minute read

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