Audit of Legal Fees Paid to Comey Boyd & Luskin

AUDIT OF LEGAL FEES PAID TO COMEY BOYD & LUSKINAudit Report No. 99-006January 25, 1999OFFICE OF AUDITSOFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL W TO: James T. FROMSUBJECT: Audit of Legal Fees Paid to (Audit Report No. 99-006)This report presents the results of an audit of fees paid to hired by the FDIC to provide legal services. The ) adequately supported by source documentation, (2) preparedpayments to Assistant Inspector General, at (202) 416-2522.If you have any questions, please call me at (202) 416-2412 or Allan H. Sherman, Deputy$11,272. The OIG’s evaluation of management’s comments is presented in Appendix I.recommendations. In its response the Legal Division disallowed questioned costs totalingdraft of this report that provided the requisites for a management decision on each of theThe Legal Division issued a written response received January 5, 1999 (see Appendix II) to aincluded 25 fee bills totaling $5,262,428.Luskin from March 1, 1997 through February 28, 1998, which Comey Boyd & litigation that had been approved in advance by the Legal Division. The audit covered allin accordance with applicable agreements, and (3) representative of the cost of services andthe law firm’s legal bills were: (1accounting firm of Bert Smith & Company. The objective of the audit was to determine whetheraudit was conducted by the independent publicLuskin, a law firm Comey Boyd & Luskin ...