CORRECTED-Texas awards law firm Norton Rose $156 million in legal fees from Google settlement
By Mike Scarcella
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright will receive more than $156 million in legal fees for representing Texas in consumer privacy litigation against Google that led to a landmark $1.375 billion settlement, according to contract records.
The state records, obtained through a public records request, show the firm’s final statement of fees and expenses tied to its work for Texas on a pair of lawsuits that settled in May.
Google had preliminarily agreed to pay up to $190 million in legal fees as part of the settlement. The fees are part of $1.375 billion in funds that the state will receive on behalf of its residents.
Norton Rose and the attorney general’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday.
Google in a prior statement said its agreement with Texas “settles a raft of old claims, many of which have already been resolved elsewhere, concerning product policies we have long since changed."
Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google in 2022, alleging it collected face geometry and voiceprints from residents without consent, tracked users’ locations despite disabled settings, and misled users about the privacy protections of Incognito mode, which is meant to provide private browsing.
Paxton in October said the state’s accord “sends a clear warning to all of Big Tech” that his office will pursue consumer protection claims to protect Texans’ data and privacy.
Private law firms routinely work with state Republican and Democratic state attorneys general in major lawsuits.
Norton Rose’s legal team for Texas included Joseph Graham, a litigation leader in the firm's Houston office. The firm employs more than 3,000 lawyers across the United States, Europe and other markets.
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