Jenner & Block Resolves $8M Fee Fight With Sierra Leone

By: Gina Kim

Cohen Seglias attorneys Paul Thaler, Jackson Nichols and Casey McKinnon were featured in Law360 for their work representing the Republic of Sierra Leone in litigation involving Jenner & Block. The article highlighted their roles in the long-running dispute arising from the nation’s underlying mining matter and noted the case’s recent resolution following a reported settlement.

Jenner & Block LLP and its former client Sierra Leone have resolved their fight over unpaid legal fees and allegedly fraudulent overbilling in the nation’s underlying dispute with its iron ore mining concessionaire Gerald International Ltd., according to a minute order issued Thursday in D.C. federal court.

U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey’s order vacated a scheduled hearing for motions set for Thursday afternoon, after the parties informed the judge they’ve reached a settlement in the BigLaw firm’s fee suit and the country’s counterclaims.