Wake Up Call: NCAA Settlement Lawyers Seek $515 Million in Fees

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• Lawyers from Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Winston & Strawn representing the plaintiffs in a proposed 2.8 billion settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association over compensation for student-athletes are asking a federal judge to award them more than $515 million in attorneys’ fees and costs. (Reuters)
• Lisa Zornberg, who served as chief legal counsel to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and city hall before resigning earlier this year amid an escalating investigation into Adams’ ...