Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Olis & Legal Fees
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Jamie Olis filed suit to recover legal fees. See Olis sues Dynegy over legal bills The Second Circuit's affirming of the Stein decision certainly provides strong support for those individuals who might have been a collateral consequence of companies that were trying to secure a deal with the Government and therefore agreed not to pay legal fees of employees that might normally have been paid by the company. Stripping individuals of counsel as part of a negotiated plan with the government raises serious questions about the ability of the individuals to secure adequate representation. Whether that occurred here, remains to be seen. But re-examining government practices that might have deprived individuals of appropriate legal counsel is important.
(esp)(w/ a hat to Bill Olis)
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/2008/09/olis---pay-my-l.html