Jenner & Block Settles $8 Million Fee Dispute With Ex-Client Government of Sierra Leone

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"Upon finalization of the settlement ... the Parties shall advise the Court as to the status of the settlement," counsel for Jenner & Block and the Republic of Sierra Leone wrote in a motion seeking a temporary pause in their court proceedings pending final resolution of their $8 million attorney-client fees dispute in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Jenner & Block’s breach-of-contract lawsuit against the government of Sierra Leone is winding down in U.S. federal court after the parties agreed to settle claims alleging the West African nation failed to pay Jenner $8 million in outstanding attorney-client legal fees.

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