CRG Partners Group, LLC v. Neary (In Re Pilgrim's Pride Corp.)

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• finding fee-shifting caselaw can provide persuasive authority when resolving fee disputes in bankruptcy proceedings that are matters of first impression
• analyzing whether any changes brought about by Perdue apply to bankruptcy attorneys’ fees calculations
• “Following the Bankruptcy Code’s enactment, we made clear that lodestar, Johnson factors, and § 330 coalesced to form the framework that regulates the compensation of professional employed by the bankruptcy estate.”
• “[Perdue] state[d] that the lodestar is the more favorable ‘alternative’ to the Johnson factors, indicating that the lodestar has superseded the Johnson factors in the fee-shifting arena.” (cleaned up)
• affirming the continued relevance of the Johnson factors
• “Although upward adjustments of the lodestar figure . . . are still permissible, such modifications are proper only in certain rare and exceptional cases supported by both specific evidence on the record and detailed findings by the lower courts.” (cleaned up) (quotation omitted)

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