As the New York Giants and New England Patriots prepare to take the field on Sunday for Super Bowl XLVI, the four-and-a half month labor lockout and legal battle that nearly scuttled the current National Football League season seems like a distant memory.
But with players union leaders taking heat in some quarters, The Am Law Daily decided to warm up for Sunday’s action by reviewing what the union spent on its lawyers and lobbyists from Dewey & LeBoeuf, Latham & Watkins, Patton Boggs, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges in the run-up to the contentious negotiations that ultimately produced a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in July.
