In accessing proper attorneys’ fees and costs, reasonableness is the name of the game. Courts consider both the reasonableness of the billing rate as well…
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In a recent case, 1899 Holdings, LLC v. 1899 LLC, No. CV CCB-12-297, 2015 WL 6560014, at *5 (D. Md. Oct. 27, 2015) the court…
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Intraoffice communications between members of a law firm frequently result in excessive fees and bill padding. Although occasional intraoffice emails, phone calls, meetings and memos…
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The mystery and minutiae behind law firm legal bills are things in-house counsel love to rant about, but those who have frequently been burned are…
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TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2015 /CNW/ - Sterling Analytics Canada, the first and only legal fee consulting and advisory firm in Canada, announced its launch today.…
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Sterling Analytics Canada Ltd. is set to assist businesses reduce legal fees through fair and transparent billing practices (October 29, 2015 Toronto, Canada) – Sterling…
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Betsy McCoy knew something was wrong. The general counsel received 130 "nicely packaged" bills from one of her regular outside law firms. As she pored…
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Lawyers always find creative ways to bill, says Marci Waterman, a managing director at Sterling Analytics Group LLC, in Woodbury, New York, part of a…
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(Volume 5, Issue 1) On January 16, the law firms involved in the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy filings, lead among them Jones Day and Dentons…
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(Volume 4, Issue 8) In a recent case, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri reduced an attorney fee award sought…
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