That's muchlessthanthe 9% their peers inNew York state haveto payon both their managementandperformancefees, saysVicki Martin-OdetteofHaynesand Boone, a lawfirm.
一家法律公司HaynesandBoone的Vicki Martin - Odette说这和在纽约的同僚们对管理费和绩效费必须要上交的9%比起来少太多了。
Two experts FORBES spoke with, Arif Panju of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas and Alicia Wagner Calzada of law firm HaynesBoone, both proponents of the statute, say that the spirit of the law is designed to protect citizens and journalists with less cash from being bullied by interests with more cash.
"The way you put the claim together could mean the difference between a significant recovery and a nominal one, " says Ernest Martin, partner at law firm Haynes and Boone, which represents both small and large companies against insurers.