Paau, You're correct that "Nothing has turned out".  That's not my point:  if there wasn't any legal representation, no shareholder would ever know the details of the deal.  I believe that a payout of close to zero could easily happen in a scenario where we have to take the company's word for everything.

At least with Gowlings, we have someone who has a self-serving financial stake in the shareholders getting something. I don't trust the lawyers either, but they have a reason to care because of the nature of their potential compensation.