Mou v. City of San Jose et al

Filing 430

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location $425 $240 $300 $175 $209 $318 $257 $205 $310 $265

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Mou v. City of San Jose et al

2008

Adams and Reese

New Orleans

2008

Akerman Senterfitt

Miami

2008

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Washington

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

Los Angeles

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Andrews Kurth

Houston

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Arent Fox

Washington

$710

$410

$465

$260

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Armstrong Teasdale

St. Louis

$450

$295

$300

$175

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Arnold & Porter Baker & Hostetler

Washington Cleveland

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 $525 $230 $300 $120 $218 $339 $295

Baker Botts Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz $600 $295 $280 $200

Houston Memphis, Tenn.

$220

$330

$290

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Balch & Bingham

Birmingham, Ala.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

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National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 $575 $240 $310 $180 $245 $408 $378 $245 $408 $378 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 $550 $300 $365 $175 $245 $410 $307 $240 $420 $300 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 $785 $425 $485 $245 $332 $525 $400 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 $450 $210 $250 $150 $187 $308 $268 $185 $310 $275 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 $550 $260 $310 $170 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 $580 $700 $300 $320 $290 $435 $195 $180 $229 $281 $420 $499 $368 $392 $225 $275 $425 $500 $390 $390 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 $475 $290 $320 $175 $245 $378 $314 $248 $375 $310 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 $750 $275 $285 $160 $234 $424 $340 $240 $400 $325 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP Philadelphia

2008

Bass, Berry & Sims

Nashville, Tenn.

2008 2008

Bell, Boyd & Lloyd Best Best & Krieger

Chicago Riverside, Calif.

2008

Bingham McCutchen

Boston

2008

Blank Rome

Philadelphia

2008

Bond, Schoeneck & King

Syracuse, N.Y.

Filed 06/22/2009

2008

Bowman and Brooke

Minneapolis

2008 2008

Bracewell & Giuliani Bradley Arant Rose & White

Houston Birmingham, Ala.

2008 2008

Briggs and Morgan Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Minneapolis Chicago

2008

Broad and Cassel

Orlando, Fla.

Page 1 of 11

2008

Brown Rudnick

Boston

Exhibit 8

Dockets.Justia.com

2008

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Denver

Doc. 430 Att. 7

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location $750 $340 $510 $170 $314 $525 $424 $310 $510 $405

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Bryan Cave

St. Louis

2008 2008

Buchalter Nemer Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Los Angeles Pittsburgh

$600 $1,020

$260 $300

$450 $520

$225 $100

$283

$448

$384

$275

$450

$375

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 $235 $352 $271 $230 $350 $295

Bullivant Houser Bailey Burr & Forman

Portland, Ore. Birmingham, Ala.

$525 $495

$275 $210

$325 $305

$190 $165

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Butzel Long

Detroit

$650

$300

$290

$180

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

New York

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 $650 $305 $335 $195 $267 $435 $334 $265

Cahill Gordon & Reindel Carlton Fields

New York Tampa, Fla.

$435

$325

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Chapman and Cutler

Chicago

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 2008 $980 $525 $570 $285

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Cooley Godward Kronish Covington & Burling

New York Palo Alto, Calif. Washington

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Document 218-11

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$840 $240 $650 $205 $342 $457 $785 $675 $575 $290 $434 $730 $710 $300 $405 $190 $280 $455 $710 $295 $450 $220 $550 $275 $300 $180 $895 $475 $475 $250 $378 $607 $495 $220 $305 $160 $202 $347 $1,180 $235 $820 $170 $301 $505 $755 $340 $510 $230 $326 $490 $650 $265 $435 $170 $277 $415

2008

Cozen O'Connor

Philadelphia

$397

$325

$455

$385

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Crowell & Moring

Washington

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle

New York

$520

$435

$730

$515

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Davis Polk & Wardwell Davis Wright Tremaine

New York Seattle

$395

$280

$450

$395

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Day Pitney

Florham Park, N.J.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 2008

Debeoise & Plimpton Dewey & LeBoeuf Dickinson Wright

New York New York Detroit

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Filed 06/22/2009

2008

Dickstein Shapiro

Washington

$493

$395

$605

$485

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Dinsmore & Shohl

Cincinnati

$284

$198

$338

$275

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

DLA Piper

London

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Dorsey & Whitney

Minneapolis

$407

$335

$510

$430

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Page 2 of 11

2008 2008

Drinker Biddle & Reath Duane Morris

Philadelphia Philadelphia

$449

$350

$505

$450

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Exhibit 8

2008

Dykema Gossett

Detroit

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location $755 $325 $480 $170 $450

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge

Boston

2008

Epstein Becker & Green

New York

$850

$350

$450

$175

$312

$501

$406

$300

$495

$400

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Faegre & Benson Fenwick & West

Minneapolis Mountain View, Calif.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Fish & Richardson

Boston

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Fisher & Phillips

Atlanta

$505

$330

$380

$195

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 $985 $185 $405 $596 $508 $395

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Foley & Lardner

New York Milwaukee

$585

$520

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Foley Hoag

Boston

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Ford & Harrison

Atlanta

$585

$325

$405

$245

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Fowler White Boggs Banker

Tampa, Fla.

$525

$175

$325

$160

$222

$360

$314

$220

$350

$325

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Fox Rothschild

Philadelphia

$590

$250

$395

$215

$275

$443

$378

$260

$450

$375

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Document 218-11

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$590 $250 $315 $150 $237 $402 $490 $225 $260 $145 $188 $317 $750 $380 $450 $210 $306 $502 $700 $375 $415 $220 $650 $200 $275 $125 $164 $310 $850 $335 $525 $175 $323 $520 $475 $250 $275 $140 $650 $190 $430 $145 $235 $361

2008

Fredrikson & Byron

Minneapolis

$340

$225

$395

$340

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson New York $272 $180 $310 $270

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Frost Brown Todd

Cincinnati

2008

Fulbright & Jaworski

Houston

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Gardere Wynne Sewell

Dallas

$374

$300

$500

$390

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Gibbons

Newark, N.J.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Filed 06/22/2009

2008 2008 2008

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Godfrey & Kahn Gordon & Rees

Los Angeles Milwaukee San Francisco

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Goulston & Storrs GrayRobinson

Boston Orlando, Fla.

$239

$167

$285

$252

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Greenberg Traurig

New York

$426

$325

$535

$425

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Harris Beach

Rochester, N.Y.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Page 3 of 11

2008

Herrick, Feinstein

New York $319 $224 $359 $322

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Exhibit 8

2008

Hiscock & Barclay

Syracuse, N.Y.

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location $665 $240 $450 $165 $230 $355 $303 $235 $350 $300

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Hodgson Russ

Buffalo, N.Y.

2008 $615 $295 $355 $175 $269 $414 $350 $275 $405 $345

Hogan & Hartson

Washington

$900

$375

$550

$150

$410

$660

$525

$400

$650

$525

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Holland & Hart

Denver

2008

Holland & Knight

Tampa, Fla.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Holme Roberts & Owen

Denver

$635

$285

$525

$160

$294

$415

$355

$265

$410

$345

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn

Detroit

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & San Francisco Rabkin $875 $625 $600 $270

$795

$515

$510

$275

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Hughes Hubbard & Reed

New York

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Hunton & Williams

Richmond, Va.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Husch Blackwell Sanders

St. Louis

$740

$205

$380

$150

$218

$352

$302

$215

$340

$300

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Document 218-11

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$435 $200 $335 $135 $155 $238 $595 $250 $405 $180 $1,000 $525 $495 $325 $393 $616 $620 $225 $250 $140 $186 $332 $850 $695 $310 $400 $430 $520 $255 $225 $290 $485 $660 $375 $430 $245 $287 $473 $550 $325 $325 $195 $270 $405

2008

Ice Miller

Indianopolis, Ind.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Irell & Manella

Los Angeles

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Jackson Kelly

Charleston, W. Va.

$214

$151

$247

$212

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Jackson Lewis

White Plains, N.Y.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Jenner & Block

Chicago

$375

$575

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Jones Day

Cleveland

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Filed 06/22/2009

2008

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre

New Orleans

$277

$180

$325

$275

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 2008 2008 2008

Katten Muchin Rosenman Kaye Scholer Kelley Drye & Warren Kenyon & Kenyon Kilpatrick Stockton

Chicago New York New York New York Atlanta

$400

$275

$475

$395

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Kirkland & Ellis Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis

Chicago Pittsburgh

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Page 4 of 11

2008 2008

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

Irvine, Calif. New York

$275

$450

$362

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Exhibit 8

2008

Lane Powell

Seattle

$327

$275

$400

$350

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Latham & Watkins

Los Angeles

2008

Lathrop & Gage

Kansas City, Mo.

$490

$255

$265

$180

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

LeClairRyan

Richmond, Va.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Leonard, Street and Deinard

Minneapolis

$530

$310

$315

$200

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Lewis and Roca

Phoenix

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 $440 $225 $305 $140

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Lewis, Rice & Fingersh

Los Angeles St. Louis

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Lindquist & Vennum

Minneapolis

$450

$280

$295

$180

$218

$367

$309

$210

$375

$330

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Littler Mendelson

San Francisco

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell

Dallas

$975

$375

$450

$225

$313

$527

$433

$300

$525

$450

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Loeb & Loeb

New York

$925

$450

$500

$260

$422

$651

$534

$425

$650

$500

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Document 218-11

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$765 $400 $405 $220 $650 $350 $460 $235 $293 $483 $850 $495 $505 $290 $407 $626 $400 $135 $300 $120 $635 $325 $395 $215 $280 $435 $450 $295 $225 $135 $180 $250 $995 $750 $665 $370 $630 $450 $395 $220 $274 $454 $620 $235 $330 $190 $252 $391 $610 $210 $305 $180 $210 $354 $620 $275 $375 $165 $240 $425 $585 $360 $365 $195 $270 $440

2008

Lowenstein Sandler

Roseland, N.J.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps

San Diego

$397

$280

$483

$400

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Los Angeles

$533

$410

$620

$550

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Philadelphia Goggin

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

McCarter & English

Newark, N.J.

$353

$285

$440

$345

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

McDonnell Boehnen

Chicago

Filed 06/22/2009

2008

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Morristown, N.J.

$195

$165

$235

$215

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

McKee Nelson McKenna Long & Aldridge

New York Atlanta

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Michael Best & Friedrich

Milwaukee

$340

$245

$375

$305

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Miles & Stockbridge Miller & Martin

Baltimore, Md. Chattanooga, Tenn.

$316

$205

$360

$330

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Page 5 of 11

2008

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone

Detroit

$347

$240

$425

$355

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Exhibit 8

2008

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads

Philadelphia

$360

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location $770 $280 $365 $180 $256 $425 $238 $250 $410 $273

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Moore & Van Allen

Charlotte, N.C.

2008 2008

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster

Philadelphia San Francisco

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Munger, Tolles & Olson Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg

Los Angeles Chicago

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Columbia, S.C.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Nexsen Pruet

Columbia, S.C.

$450

$250

$250

$170

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Nixon Peabody

Boston $845 $565 $350 $230 $370 $570 $468 $365

$590

$430

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 $600 $275 $380 $185 $266 $367 $325

O'Melveny & Myers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

New York Greenville, S.C.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein

Charlotte, N.C.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Patton Boggs

Washington

$990

$360

$535

$244

$372

$586

$440

$385

$570

$455

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

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$795 $385 $395 $240 $785 $260 $515 $165 $329 $498 $450 $170 $260 $130 $171 $256 $475 $250 $355 $155 $230 $334 $600 $250 $275 $175 $625 $280 $375 $200 $252 $419 $900 $375 $580 $235 $423 $626 $650 $320 $350 $210 $276 $436

2008

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

Los Angeles

2008

New York

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Pepper Hamilton

Philadelphia

2008

Perkins Coie

Seattle

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Phelps Dunbar

New Orleans

$213

$165

$250

$205

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Phillips Lytle

Buffalo, N.Y.

$288

$220

$330

$300

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Pillsbury

New York

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Filed 06/22/2009

2008

Plunkett & Cooney

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

2008

Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus

Kansas City, Mo.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Proskauer Rose

New York

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Quarles & Brady

Milwaukee

$347

$245

$420

$342

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Reed Smith

Pittsburgh

$441

$390

$585

$425

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Page 6 of 11

2008

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

Milwaukee

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Exhibit 8

2008

Robinson & Cole

Hartford, Conn.

$346

$275

$440

$350

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location $500 $225 $295 $170 $219 $333 $292 $215 $325 $300

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Roetzel & Andress

Akron, Ohio

2008

Ruden McClosky

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Rutan & Tucker

Costa Mesa, Calif.

$635

$315

$370

$220

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Saul Ewing

Philadelphia

$800

$295

$535

$205

$285

$441

$372

$255

$430

$380

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008 2008 $625 $275 $375 $160

Schiff Hardin Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis

Chicago Philadelphia

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Schulte Roth & Zabel Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold

New York San Francisco

$895 $650

$695 $295

$650 $390

$255 $185

$495 $262

$770 $398

$550 $318

$510 $260

$755 $380

$530 $300

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008 2008 $795 $475 $580 $275

Seward & Kissel Shearman & Sterling Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

New York New York Los Angeles

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Sherman & Howard

Denver

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Shoook, Hardy & Bacon

Kansas City, Mo.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

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$500 $240 $245 $185 $500 $225 $380 $185 $227 $329 $540 $190 $240 $190 $725 $395 $425 $215 $595 $260 $335 $155 $725 $300 $420 $170 $271 $444 $895 $350 $685 $210 $384 $591 $325 $200 $250 $170 $680 $275 $290 $190 $224 $363

2008

Shughart Thomson & Kilroy

Kansas City, Mo.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick

Toledo, Ohio

$297

$225

$325

$315

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Shutts & Bowen

Miami

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Sills Cummis & Gross

Newark, N.J.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

New York New York

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Smith, Gambrell & Russell

Atlanta

Filed 06/22/2009

2008

Snell & Wilmer

Phoenix

$354

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Cleveland

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Washington

$477

$395

$580

$470

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Clarksburg, W. Va.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Stevens & Lee

Reading, Pa.

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Page 7 of 11

Exhibit 8

2008 2008

Stinson Morrison Hecker Stites & Harbison

Kansas City, Mo. Louisville, Ky.

$293

$228

$373

$275

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location $550 $290 $365 $170

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Stoel Rives

Portland, Ore.

2008

Strasburger & Price

Dallas

$580

$300

$395

$185

$334

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Sullivan & Worcester

Boston

$775

$450

$490

$270

$343

$603

$485

$330

$600

$495

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan

Atlanta

$750

$395

$450

$240

$316

$543

$379

$300

$530

$380

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Cincinnati

$475

$200

$325

$165

$217

$354

$294

$195

$355

$295

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Thompson & Knight

Dallas

$785

$410

$500

$250

$334

$545

$453

$345

$530

$450

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Thompson Coburn

St. Louis

$555

$295

$400

$170

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Thompson Hine

Cleveland

$740

$275

$510

$185

$240

$425

$330

$235

$420

$325

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Townsend and Townsend and Crew

San Francisco

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Troutman Sanders

Atlanta

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

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$495 $230 $310 $175 $205 $319 $685 $950 $310 $380 $390 $425 $235 $250 $290 $329 $455 $530 $1,260 $600 $360 $375 $215 $550 $920 $160 $456 $747 $625 $300 $355 $170 $260 $401 $655 $365 $385 $215 $282 $465 $975 $400 $625 $210 $376 $622 $750 $285 $370 $140 $275 $448

2008

Ulmer & Berne

Cleveland

$262

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Vedder Price Venable

Chicago Washington

$385 $440

$290 $320

$445 $525

$390 $440

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Vinson & Elkins

Houston

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease

Columbus, Ohio

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Filed 06/22/2009

2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008

Weil, Gotshal & Manges White & Case White and Williams Wiggin and Dana Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon Wiley Rein

New York New York Philadelphia New Haven, Conn. Chicago Washington

$513

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Williams Mullen

Richmond, Va.

$344

$255

$380

$350

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 2008

Willkie Farr & Gallagher Winstead

New York Dallas

$390

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Winston & Strawn

Chicago

$448

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen

Philadelphia

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Page 8 of 11

Exhibit 8

2008

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

Winston-Salem, N.C.

$248

$275

$450

$200

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008 NLJ Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year Location $450 $225 $255 $180 $210 $340 $300 $210 $345 $310

Firm Name

Partner Billing Rate High

Partner Billing Rate Low

Associate Billing Rate High Associate Billing Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Low Rate Average Rate Average Associate Billing Partner Billing Rate Med Rate Med

Firmwide Billing Rate Average

Firmwide Billing Rate Med

NLJ Billing Source National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Wyatt Tarrant & Combs

Louisville, Ky.

Document 218-11

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Filed 06/22/2009 Page 9 of 11

Exhibit 8

2008 NLJ Associate Class Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year
1st year $180 $240 $170 $160-$285 $180 $290 $229 $220-$250 $180 $250-$275 $170 $230 $195 $210 $145-$300 $290 $215 $150 $325 $295 $240 $245 $160 $225 $300-$325 $290 $135 $275 $190 $250 $325-$360 $325 $165 $250 $320 $350 $375 $345 $270 $300 $225 $260 $360-$400 $365 $170 $170 $186 $235 $255 $330 $360 $390 $275 $202 $410 $390 $285 $325 $250 $275 $400-$425 $410 $175 $145-$300 $160-$360 $160-$360 $230 $260 $280 $210 $225 $245 $265 $300 $160-$360 $420 $295 $219 $445 $410 $305 $350 $270 $285 $425-$450 $440 $180 $285 $290 $450-$475 $460 $185 $298 $295 $475-$500 $485 $190 $505 $305 $300 $250 $275 $285 $330 $180 $195 $205 $215 $225 $365 $280 $325 $170-$380 $450 $305 $238 $470 $430 $320 $257 $495 $455 $340 $495 $480 $360 $300-$350 $350- $395 $350-$395 $395-$435 $395-$435 $185 $190 $200 $210 $225 $240-$270 $255-$310 $280-$340 $295-$360 $310-$415 $246 $264 $281 $307 $325 $340 $335-$460 $245 $435-$475 $235 $430 $300 $350 $170-$380 $480 $375 $180-$430 $510 $335 $375 $415 $455 $495 $535 $575 $354 $335-$435 $265 $435-$475 $245 $175-$285 $200-$330 $205-$360 $265-$400 $280-$415 $295-$440 $300-$460 $260 $280 $305 $335 $360 $385 $405 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 6th year 7th year 8th year

Firm Name

Associate Class

NLJ Billing Source

2008

Bass, Berry & Sims

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

2008

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

2008

Bryan Cave

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Butzel Long

2008

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle

2008

Davis Wright Tremaine

2008

Day Pitney

2008

Dickinson Wright

2008

Dickstein Shapiro

2008

Dinsmore & Shohl

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2008

Dorsey & Whitney

2008

Fredrikson & Byron

2008

Gardere Wynne Sewell

2008

Hiscock & Barclay

2008

Hogan & Hartson

2008

Holland & Hart

2008

Jackson Kelly

2008

Jenner & Block

Filed 06/22/2009

2008

Kelley Drye & Warren

2008

Kilpatrick Stockton

2008

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear

2008

Lewis, Rice & Fingersh

2008

Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell

2008

Loeb & Loeb

Page 10 of 11

Exhibit 8

2008

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

2008

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter

2008 NLJ Associate Class Billing Survey

Copyright © 2009, Incisive US Properties, LLC., All Rights Reserved

Fiscal Year
1st year $395 $210 $297 $275 $263 $160 $204 $220 $230 $215-$230 1st 4mths $255, $365 $220/NY $225 $275 $195 $275 $170 $270 $250 $200 $235 $365 $215 $230 $460 $250 $215 $215 $270 $550 $260 $280 $315 $285 $310 $330 $345 $225 $290 $600 $285 $350 $365 $250 $305 $620 $310 $385 $265 $325 $635 $325 $405 $265 $340 $655 $335 $420 $285 $360 $665 $345 $315 $355 $395 $200 $425 $445 $465 $480 $310 $335 $365 $390 $224 $234 $232 $237 $420 $470 $510 $530 $550 $240 $415 $435 $455 $205-$260 $215-$235 $225-$245 $255 $240-$280 $245 $260 $285 $305 $325 $230 $240 $250 $265 $280 $295 $350 $270-$320 $570 $260-$300 $585 $220 $236 $247 $259 $271 $289 $170 $180 $185 $200 $205 $220 $276 $284 $316 $320 $340 $380 $230 $302 $310 $300 $325 $350 $385 $405 $430 $455 $324 $353 $382 $409 $433 $450 $463 $220 $240 $260 $275 $295 $320 $340 $415 $480 $505-$525 $555 $585 $615-$625 $630 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 6th year 7th year 8th year

Firm Name

Associate Class

NLJ Billing Source

2008

McKee Nelson

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008 National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

2008

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads

2008

Nixon Peabody

2008

Patton Boggs

Case 2:08-cv-08439-R-RC

2008

Perkins Coie

2008

Phillips Lytle

2008

Quarles & Brady

2008

Robinson & Cole

2008

Rutan & Tucker

2008

Saul Ewing

2008

Schulte Roth & Zabel

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2008

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold

2008

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

2008

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick

2008

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

2008

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

2008

Sullivan & Worcester

2008

Thompson & Knight

2008

Thompson Hine

Filed 06/22/2009

2008

Vedder Price

2008

White & Case

Page 11 of 11

2008

Winstead

National Law Journal, December 8, 2008

Exhibit 8