Bloomberg Law
March 11, 2019, 11:51 AM UTC

Wake Up Call: Weil Billing in Sears Bankruptcy Reaches $22 Million

  • Weil Gotshal & Manges has billed Sears for about $22 million on the retailer’s Chapter 11 case to date, with the firm’s hourly rate at around $1,600 per hour for some senior attorneys and around $560 per hour for associates who haven’t yet been admitted to the bar, according to a filing. The U.S. bankruptcy watchdog overseeing the case said in a January court filing that the case needs an independent fee examiner to analyze millions of dollars in fee requests by law and other professional firms. (BN via BLAW)

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