•Attorneys who helped professional football players get a near $1 billion settlement in their concussion class action against the National Football League will take home about $112.5 million. Pennsylvania federal judge Anita B. Brody praised class counsel’s performance in the case as “extraordinary,” but she put off for later a decision on how much each firm will get in the case. The fee award comes as some brain-injured players complain they haven’t yet seen payouts from the settlement. ( Bloomberg Law via BLB ) ( Legal Intelligencer )
• Skadden topped Bloomberg’s law firm league table for global M&A deal volume in 2018’s first quarter, with 46 ...
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