A $220 Million Payday

Lloyd Constantine represented Wal-Mart, Sears, Limited Brands and other merchants in an antitrust suit against Visa/Mastercard. The parties settled, and Constantine and his co-counsel netted attorney fees of $220 million -- much less than the $650 million requested. Constantine took the trial court's denial of his fee request personally, because he sees his request as reasonable under the facts and the law. But he's also aware that, in this instance, any complaining may appear just a tad unseemly.

Details here from The American Lawyer via Law.com.