Dan Packel

Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld

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July 18, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: A New Opportunity isn't a Betrayal

Punitive measures for departing partners are on the rise.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

July 11, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: More Choices for Lawyers Sick of the Office

"We're past the era where someone has to explain what 'new law' is, the kind of advances it can offer," consultant and recruiter Frederick Shelton said, after an Am Law 200 firm launched a new remote lawyering platform.

By Dan Packel

5 minute read

July 09, 2024 | The American Lawyer

'An Am Law 200 Firm in Your Home Office': Fennemore Launches Remote Lawyer Program

Fennemore Forward currently has 18 attorneys, under the leadership of Chris Wilson, who led the remote lawyer program at Atlanta's Taylor English Duma.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

June 27, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Rising Billing Rates, Rising Partner Compensation

For buyers of legal services, the two phenomena of rising billing rates and rising comp unfolding simultaneously sends the wrong impression.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: A Healthy Degree of Caution in Advice Around AI

In a new survey, only 29% of outside counsel responded that they were "highly confident" in their ability to advise clients on AI regulation.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Deja Vu for a Regional Stalwart?

The spot that Boston's Burns & Levinson finds itself in feels distressingly similar to Philadelphia's Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis a year ago.

By Dan Packel

4 minute read

June 06, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: With an Office Status Quo Established, Full Steam Ahead on Real Estate Decisions

It's a good time to survey the year to date in law firm real estate and workplace trends.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read

May 23, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: When Private Equity and Mass Torts Collide in the Same Firm

Skadden served as deal counsel for an investment giant that had previously funded claims against a firm client. Such tensions may grow even more common as multistrategy investors look for new opportunities.

By Dan Packel

6 minute read