The Am Law Daily’s periodic roundup of fees earned by—or owed to—Am Law 200 firms for their work on various engagements begins with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and the $1 million-plus the firm is reportedly set to bill New Jersey taxpayers for its inquiry into the circumstances surrounding last September’s closing of several lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge.
The insistence by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration that Gibson Dunn’s tab won’t climb that high hasn’t stopped some critics from labeling the firm’s 344-page report—which cleared the would-be Republican presidential candidate of wrongdoing in the so-called Bridgegate affair—a waste of public money.
