GM paid Weil Gotshal $54m before bankruptcy

Before General Motors sought Chapter 11 protection, it paid $54 million legal fees to the restructuring team at New York law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, which includes bankruptcy star Harvey Miller and partners Stephen Karotkin and Joseph Smolinsky. The $54 million payment brings Weil Gotshal's pre-bankruptcy fees up to nearly $120 million.