What Are Examples Of SFAs Kirkland Has Handled?
The following are examples of matters we have handled under risk-sharing arrangements: • A cash-strapped manufacturing company retained Kirkland on a pure contingent fee basis to pursue its former owner for breach of contract and fraud due to alleged overstatements of earnings in connection with the sale. • A client retained Kirkland to pursue arbitration against its partner in a $500 million development project. Under the arrangement, the client paid Kirkland 50% of its standard rates and Kirkland received a percentage of the value the client received upon liquidation or sale of the venture. • Several clients have retained Kirkland on a partial or pure contingency fee basis to pursue product manufacturers for patent infringement relating to technology patents. • A client retained Kirkland on a tiered contingency fee basis to handle an insurance recovery action, paying an up front multi-million dollar fee. Kirkland then took on all additional fee risk and received a percentage of the r
