June 23, 2022
A billionaire casino tycoon who owes more than $63 million in a fee dispute with Bartlit Beck LLP must give a deposition and finish responding to discovery requests the firm sent in its collection efforts, an Illinois federal judge ruled Thursday.
January 11, 2022
An Illinois federal judge said Tuesday he wants to learn more about Dentons' bid to stop representing a billionaire amid his $54.6 million legal fee dispute with Bartlit Beck LLP before he decides whether the firm can exit the case.
December 22, 2021
Bartlit Beck is fighting efforts by Dentons to remove itself from representing Kazuo Okada in a $54.6 million legal fee dispute with the Chicago- and Denver-based firm, arguing that Dentons is enabling the Japanese casino billionaire's efforts to avoid paying what he owes.
December 20, 2021
Dentons wants to remove itself from representing casino billionaire Kazuo Okada in a $54.6 million legal fee dispute with Bartlit Beck LLP, telling a federal judge that their attorney-client relationship soured.
March 15, 2021
An Illinois federal judge has confirmed Bartlit Beck LLP's $54.6 million award against casino billionaire Kazuo Okada, ruling that the arbitrator didn't violate due process rights by awarding a default judgment to the firm after the gambling magnate missed an arbitration hearing.
May 13, 2020
Casino billionaire Kazuo Okada urged an Illinois federal court to toss a $54 million arbitration award issued to Bartlit Beck LLP over an unpaid fee, saying the law firm had asked the court to "elevate form over substance" to justify the default judgment.
April 29, 2020
Bartlit Beck LLP has urged an Illinois federal court not to vacate a $54 million arbitration award against casino billionaire Kazuo Okada over an unpaid fee arrangement, arguing that a tribunal correctly ruled against Okada after he skipped a hearing.
March 20, 2020
Casino billionaire Kazuo Okada has urged an Illinois federal court to toss a $54 million arbitration award issued to Bartlit Beck LLP over an unpaid fee arrangement, saying a tribunal denied him a fair hearing by finding him in default.
January 02, 2020
Bartlit Beck LLP has asked an Illinois federal court to confirm a $54 million arbitration award for breach-of-contract claims stemming from the firm's representation of casino tycoon and former Universal Entertainment Corp. chairman Kazuo Okada in litigation with Wynn Resorts.