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Alternative Fee Arrangements in Complex Litigation

<i><b>The Case for Value Billing</i></b><p>Alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) are about value, a benefit legal departments are increasingly pressured to bring to their companies. When hiring an outside lawyer, clients are not looking for "hours," and they certainly are not looking for tenths of hours. They seek value.

9 minute read October 02, 2017 at 12:06 AM
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Overton Thompson III and David Rue
Alternative Fee Arrangements in Complex Litigation

Alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) are about value, a benefit legal departments are increasingly pressured to bring to their companies. When hiring an outside lawyer, clients are not looking for “hours,” and they certainly are not looking for tenths of hours.

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