February 2, 2012 7:17 PM
Super Bowl Special: A Look at the Legal Fees Racked Up by NFL Players Ahead of the Lockout
Posted by Brian Baxter
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.
Like all labor unions, the NFLPA—which is responsible for CBA negotiations, maintaining retirement and insurance benefits for current and former players, and handling marketing and licensing agreements through its NFL Players subsidiary—must file annual LM-2 forms with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The union’s most recent filing detailing its finances is for the period between March 1, 2010,
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