Winston & Strawn, Latham Led the Pack on NFL Union Legal Fees

The NFL Players Association paid Big Law firms more than $4.75 million in legal fees last year, according to a new regulatory filing.

The disclosures to the U.S. Labor Department come as the NFL players’ union faces the possibility of a work stoppage in 2021, which could set up the union’s favorite firms for more billable hours.

The legal fees went to a slew of Big Law firms including Winston & Strawn, Latham & Watkins, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Kirkland & Ellis and Hogan Lovells.

NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, ...