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Lehman Bankruptcy Nets Record Fees for Lawyers

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 15, 2009 8:47 PM CDT

(Newser) – Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy filing is a gold mine for lawyers. One New York firm asked a bankruptcy judge this week to authorize a $55 million payment—the largest quarterly fee ever for a bankruptcy case, the Wall Street Journal reports. When all is said and...   Read full story »

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