Federal Judge Informs Biglaw Partner That His Peers Do, In Fact, Charge Lots Of Money

Wherein a Biglaw partner is shocked that another Biglaw partner charges a high hourly fee.

It’s not really surprising that lawyers get paid a lot of money.

— Judge Denise Cote, defending Goodwin Procter partner Michael Bromwich’s hourly rate of $1,100 for his role as monitor in the Apple e-book case, during a “particularly tense exchange” with Gibson Dunn partner Ted Boutrous, counsel to Apple.

(As noted yesterday, Gibson Dunn is home to Ted Olson, the nation’s top-billing partner.)

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