Clare Locke Notches Win in $7 Million Fee Fight With Ex-Client

A federal judge sided with Clare Locke in a fight over $7 million in legal fees that the law firm says it’s owed by a former client.

US District Court Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on Tuesday upheld an arbitrator’s decision for the firm against Kytch Inc. The arbitrator ordered that funds from a potential multimillion-dollar settlement between McDonald’s Corp. and Kytch, which serviced McFlurry ice cream machines at McDonald’s restaurants, be frozen.

Giles said Kytch didn’t meet the high legal standard for overturning the decision.

Clare Locke handled a wide range of trade secrets and other litigation for Kytch, including ...