Is it appropriate for a law firm to have more than one lawyer manage litigation like this?

While there are many professional and strategic benefits to having more than one lawyer managing litigation like this, it is an approach which may drive legal fees higher and while this approach may be entirely appropriate as between a law firm and its own client, the party who adopts this approach to litigation cannot reasonably expect that the greater costs arising from this approach will be borne by the unsuccessful party: Real Group v. Core Precision, [2011] O.J. No. 4454.