Mr. Schreiber hired me as a lawyer and to represent him as a lobbyist. For each case or file, my fees were calculated at my regular hourly rate. The invoices were sent by my firm, Stikeman Elliott, and were paid by cheque or bank transfer, as is normally done. In 22 years at Stikeman Elliott, I do not think I ever saw a cheque from a client. They were sent directly to the accounting department. We heard about it only if the account was not paid.
On February 12th, 2008. See this statement in context.