Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 7, 2021
Mayer Brown team wins $21M in fees after 11-year family battle
While declining Mayer Brown’s request to apply an adjustment that would have bumped the attorney fee award to $26 million, and despite the firm’s use of the sometimes criticized block billing method, Los Angeles Judge Holly Fujie added $21 million in fees to an earlier $70 million award.
A Los Angeles County judge awarded clients of Mayer Brown LLP more than $21 million in attorney fees, after issuing a nearly $70 million bench verdict in an 11-year battle involving one of the richest families in Hong Kong.
"It follows 11 years of hard fought litigation and our view was that our client deserves to be reimbursed for their attorney fees pursuant to the agreement between the parties," Mayer Brown partner John Nadolenco said ...
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