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Caesars Examiner Questions Duplicative, Pricey Firm Fees

By Cara Salvatore (September 1, 2015, 8:31 PM EDT) -- Law firms' spring 2015 fees in the contentious bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. raised serious concerns with an independent examiner, who said Monday the original bills of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Jones Day, Winston & Strawn LLP, DLA Piper and others were often duplicative, overused the most expensive attorneys and included vague travel expenses.

The report filed by the office of independent fee examiner Nancy Rapoport revealed concerns across the biggest bills in the bankruptcy. Many of the issues raised have already been fixed, the report said, and Rapoport expressed optimism that the next round of fees would be less...

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