Attorney’s Fees: Requirements For Obtaining “Fees On Fees” In The Engagement Letter And Guaranty

LexisNexis (August 20, 2021, 11:54 AM EDT) -- The prior story discusses the damages award in the KLS Diversified Master Fund litigation recently issued by the Southern District of New York. KLS Diversified Master Fund, L.P. v. McDevitt, No. 19-cv-3774 (LJL), 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64871 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 2, 2021) (KLS Fund II). An interesting twist to the plaintiff’s request for damages involved the request by plaintiff’s counsel for attorney’s fees based on “fees on fees”....