Yesterday's Super Bowl definitely was an exciting finish to an NFL Season that was on the brink of never occurring. Remember that lockout that threatened to wipe out the season? Well, here's a friendly a reminder I am sure most labor lawyers would be interested in. The average Super Bowl ticket cost $1,999.00, which is small beans in comparison to the amount that the NFL Players Association paid in legal fees incurred this past year.
The Am Law Daily took an in depth look at how much was spent in legal costs leading up to the NFL lockout from March 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011. The NFLPA, like all other Unions, have to file public LM-2 forms with the National Labors Relations Board. The NFLPA spent approximately $63.2 million on representational fees including outside legal fees, and an additional $1.7 million on lobbying and political activities. The top three law firms to rake in legal fees Latham & Watkins ($3.1 million), Dewey & LeBoeuf ($2.9 million), and Patton Boggs ($948,983). DeMaurice Smith, former Latham and Patton Boggs Partner, and who is the current NFLPA Executive Director, did not do too shabby for himself either. After agreeing to accept a $1 salary while the lockout was going on, Smith collected $1.5 million in back pay and an additional $1 million bonus for a job well done in resolving the labor quagmire.
It will be interesting to see how large the legal fees were for next years disclosure that will include fees earned related to the lockout that occurred from March 2011 through July 2011. I'll also provide a rundown of the NBPA and MLBPA's legal costs related to their CBA expenses once they become available. However, Am Law Daily did a good job estimating their respective (MLBPA and NBPA) legal costs based on past disclosures.
The Am Law Daily took an in depth look at how much was spent in legal costs leading up to the NFL lockout from March 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011. The NFLPA, like all other Unions, have to file public LM-2 forms with the National Labors Relations Board. The NFLPA spent approximately $63.2 million on representational fees including outside legal fees, and an additional $1.7 million on lobbying and political activities. The top three law firms to rake in legal fees Latham & Watkins ($3.1 million), Dewey & LeBoeuf ($2.9 million), and Patton Boggs ($948,983). DeMaurice Smith, former Latham and Patton Boggs Partner, and who is the current NFLPA Executive Director, did not do too shabby for himself either. After agreeing to accept a $1 salary while the lockout was going on, Smith collected $1.5 million in back pay and an additional $1 million bonus for a job well done in resolving the labor quagmire.
It will be interesting to see how large the legal fees were for next years disclosure that will include fees earned related to the lockout that occurred from March 2011 through July 2011. I'll also provide a rundown of the NBPA and MLBPA's legal costs related to their CBA expenses once they become available. However, Am Law Daily did a good job estimating their respective (MLBPA and NBPA) legal costs based on past disclosures.
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