Friend, Hudak & Harris partner Charlie Hudak in Atlanta is slated to serve as regulatory co-counsel to Charter Communications Inc. on the cable
TV giant’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
St. Louis-based Charter is seeking approval to pay Hudak and his firm $5,891,184 for a period spanning January 2008 through December 2010, based on a rate of $272.74 for about 21,600 hours, according to a court filing. Friend, Hudak & Harris has been advising Charter since 2003, according to the filing.
Hudak could not be immediately reached for comment.
Judge James M. Peck of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York had not approved Charter’s application to employ Hudak as of Thursday afternoon.
Kirkland & Ellis is lead debtor counsel to Charter.
According to a court document, Friend, Hudak & Harris advises telecommunications companies on numerous matters, including contracts and transactions, regulatory advocacy, federal and state telecommunications certification and regulatory compliance and litigation and dispute resolution
Friend, Hudak & Harris listed several other clients in its bankruptcy court application. Those clients include Adelphia Communications, Comcast, Delta Air Lines and Time Warner Cable.