All posts tagged "legal fees"

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  Proskauer seeks $16.4 million in fees from Puerto Rico

  For 4 months' legal work; fee examiner calls petition duplicative

  • Posted May 21, 2019
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  Puerto Rico fiscal agency rejects Title III bankruptcy legal fees be allowed to increase 5% 

  Says it would only support a 2% increase because indebted agencies need the money 'for essential services or other expenses'

  • Posted March 13, 2019
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  Judge will hear Paul Hastings motion to compel Puerto Rico to pay its legal fees

  Dispute following enactment of tax reform will be addressed in Jan. 30 omnibus hearing

  • Posted January 28, 2019
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  Puerto Rico bankruptcy’s fee examiner asks court to modify process

  To exempt certain professionals and have authority to review all fee applications

  • Posted May 11, 2018
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  Puerto Rico bankruptcy judge approves $4.4M in legal fees, $215,000 in expenses

  Fee examiner pares down O’Neill & Borges and Ankura's compensation slightly

  • Posted April 18, 2018
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  Billing for Professional Services in Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy Cases Reaches $135 Million

  The government of Puerto Rico foots the bill, which already tops $134.8 million in only nine months. Some lawyers have made already four times what the highest paid commonwealth officials make annually

  • Posted April 2, 2018
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  Fiscal board blames Puerto Rico gov’t for high legal fees

  Tells Congress that the commonwealth and its instrumentalities pursue 'divergent interests' using other professionals

  • Posted March 12, 2018