Baker Botts Could Get Over $134M For Asarco Case

By Ben James

Law360, New York (December 10, 2009, 5:55 PM ET) -- Baker Botts LLP, which helped Asarco LLC navigate its lengthy odyssey through Chapter 11, is asking a bankruptcy court for a fee enhancement that would add more than $22 million to the firm's bill for its services in the case, and push the total tab to over $134 million.

Baker Botts filed an amended preliminary application seeking a green light for payment of an enhanced fee in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Dec. 7.

Baker Botts said that the confirmation...
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