New York, Mar 22 - Padma Lakshmi's baby daddy Adam Dell has finally resorted to hiring legal eagle Bill Zabel to help him negotiate with the model.

The Texan brother of billionaire computer maker Michael Dell wants to win a larger role in the life of his daughter, Krishna Lakshmi.

Zabel has repped everyone from George Soros, Jane (Mrs. Jack) Welch, Kerry Kennedy-Cuomo and Nancy Friday to Howard Stern.

"If Dell has changed his mind, that's his problem. They [Lakshmi and Dell] already have an agreement," the New York Post quoted a source close to Lakshmi as saying. (ANI)