DLA Piper's public feud with an ex-client who alleged the firm overbilled him has been resolved quietly, a month after the client released headline-grabbing internal emails by DLA attorneys who discussed a "churn that bill, baby" approach to billing, the New York Law Journal reported today. Adam Victor reached a settlement with the firm this week, said Larry Hutcher, a partner at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron who represents Victor. "The parties resolved their dispute to their mutual satisfaction in a confidential settlement agreement," Hutcher said yesterday. Victor exposed the emails obtained in discovery in response to a lawsuit brought by DLA claiming Victor owed the firm $679,000 in legal fees. DLA was hired in April 2010 by Project Orange Associates, which was owned by Victor, to handle its bankruptcy. The firm was later disqualified due to a conflict, but DLA said Victor requested that the firm represent him personally.
