Dan Roe

Dan Roe

I'm a reporter covering the business of law, focusing on Florida-based and national law firms for the Daily Business Review, The American Lawyer, Law.com and other ALM publications. Reach me at: [email protected] or on Twitter at @dan_roe_.

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February 10, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Fourth Quarter Growth in Demand and Worked Rates Coincided with Countercyclical Dip, New Report Indicates

Transactional practices have their work cut out for them in 2025 as countercyclical growth slows, Thomson Reuters' Q4 Law Firm Financial Index noted.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read

February 07, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Exceptional Growth Becoming the Rule? Demand Drove Strong Year for Big Law

Rate increases covered rising expenses, allowing heightened demand across a variety of practices to boost revenue growth into the double digits for the average law firm, according to a recent Citi survey.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read

February 07, 2025 | International Edition

What Happens When a Lateral Partner's Guaranteed Compensation Ends?

Partners’ disclosures about portable business and overall market conditions will influence upcoming transitions away from guaranteed compensation.

By Dan Roe

6 minute read

February 06, 2025 | International Edition

Jones Day Names New Practice Leaders in Brussels, Latin America and the US

The firm also named new office heads in Brussels, Houston and San Diego.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

February 06, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Jones Day Names New Practice Leaders for Antitrust, Business and Tort Litigation and Latin America

The firm also named new office heads in Brussels, Houston and San Diego.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

February 05, 2025 | The American Lawyer

'None of Us Like It': How Expedited Summer Associate Recruiting Affects Law Students and the Firms Hiring Them

Many agree an arms race to secure top talent sooner and sooner is bad for first-year law students, but the firms behind the trend aren't sure how to stop it.

By Dan Roe

8 minute read

February 04, 2025 | The American Lawyer

First Amendment Litigator Returns to Gibson Dunn

Katie Townsend, a former associate, spent the past decade building up the litigation program at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read

February 04, 2025 | The American Lawyer

What Happens When Lateral Partners’ Guaranteed Compensation Ends?

Partners’ disclosures about portable business and overall market conditions will influence upcoming transitions away from guaranteed compensation.

By Dan Roe

6 minute read

January 31, 2025 | Law.com

Incoming Howard University Law Professor Kiah Duggins Among DC Plane Crash Victims

The Harvard Law graduate and civil rights attorney was set to become a professor at Howard University Law School this fall.

By Dan Roe

2 minute read

January 28, 2025 | The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Hires Former FAA Chief Counsel as Transportation Practice Co-Chair

Nichols spent nearly three years at the FAA after holding high-ranking roles at Saab and Rolls-Royce.

By Dan Roe

3 minute read