Wake Up Call: As Tech Giants Gear Up For Antitrust Probes, Big Law Eyes Big Fees

As tech giants prepare for bruising antitrust fights and related litigation in Washington and abroad, Big Law firms could be in for a big windfall in legal fees. For firms ranging from Boies Schiller Flexner and Wilmer Hale, which advise Apple Inc., to Google advisers Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Paul Weiss, the monthly legal fees could be in the low seven figures, and pile up quickly, depending on how complicated litigation gets. Amazon.com Inc. has turned to Williams & Connolly for previous antitrust cases, while Facebook Inc. has used Cooley and Kirkland & Ellis. (BLAW)

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