Professional Compensation/Fees

The Pandemic Was No Reason for Raising an Investment Banker’s Cap on a Fixed Fee

The length and the effects of the pandemic were capable of being ‘anticipated’ and therefore provide no reason for modifying a fixed fee under Section 328(a).

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Claims Agents Are Barred from Making Money on the Side from the Claims Docket

Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in New York barred a chapter 11 claims agent from selling the claims docket to a claims trader in return for a share of the fees earned by the trader.

‘Results Obtained’ Can Justify Cutting Fees by 50%, Sixth Circuit Says

In fee allowances, considering ‘results obtained’ survived the 1994 amendments to Section 330(a).
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After Siegel, Tenth Circuit Mandates Refunds for Overpayment of U.S. Trustee Fees

The Tenth Circuit is the first appeals court to rule on remedy after the Supreme Court said that the 2018 increase in U.S. Trustee fees was unconstitutional.
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