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Update on Bankruptcy Fee Shifting

Professional fees are always important to clients and lawyers in bankruptcy cases. As the recent decisions discussed in this article show, the fee-shifting debate is still alive.

28 minute read December 31, 2015 at 11:00 PM
By
Michael L. Cook
Update on Bankruptcy Fee Shifting

“Each litigant [in the U.S. legal system] pays [its] own attorney's fees, win or lose, unless a statute or contract provides otherwise.” Baker Botts LLP v. ASARCO LLP, 135 S. Ct. 2158, 2164 (2015) (6-3), quoting Hardt v.

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