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
July 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer
'The Wave of the Future': Law Firm Panels Are Creating a New In-CrowdSome of the world's largest law firms are clamoring to sit on clients' preferred provider lists, trading stigma for the cost of entry to handle high-end work.
By Dan Packel
18 minute read
July 27, 2018 | The American Lawyer
After Shook Suspends Partner, a Backlash to the Backlash?Some lawyers asked whether Shook, Hardy & Bacon had thrown Miami litigator Paul Reid "under the bus."
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer
King & Spalding Adds Class Action Defense Pair in Chicago and LAThe Atlanta-based firm is expanding two of its newest offices with two former Sidley Austin attorneys.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
July 23, 2018 | The American Lawyer
A Week in South Texas Aiding Refugees: Hogan Lovells Sends Team to an ICE Detention CenterThe team of Hogan Lovells professionals spent a week in Dilley, Texas, preparing women and children who fled Central America for their asylum hearings.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 23, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Focus on Inclusion Feed Minority, Gender Diversity at Law Firms in FloridaDeerfield Beach-based Roig Lawyers comes out on top for women and minority attorneys.
By Dan Packel
7 minute read
July 20, 2018 | International Edition
Dechert Continues to Expand Global Litigation Practice with Hire of 18 Products Liability Lawyers From Quinn EmanuelWith the addition of the group, including "Queen of Toxic Torts" Sheila Birnbaum and two other partners who made the move in May, Dechert has increased the size of its global litigation practice by 7 percent.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
July 20, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Dechert Picks Up 18 Products Liability Lawyers From Quinn EmanuelWith the addition of the group, including "Queen of Toxic Torts" Sheila Birnbaum and two other partners who made the move in May, Dechert has increased the size of its global litigation practice by 7 percent.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
July 19, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Dechert Targets Middle East Real Estate With Dubai HiresThe firm added two attorneys from King & Spalding, saying the "spigot" of oil wealth in the Gulf shows no signs of being turned off.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
July 18, 2018 | The American Lawyer
MoFo Energy Lawyers Head to Baker Botts on 2 CoastsA year after landing MoFo's energy and environment practice group chairman, Baker Botts continues to tap the firm for energy talent, picking up attorneys in San Francisco and New York.
By Dan Packel
1 minute read
July 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Independent Firms, Not Big Law, Should Fear Big Four the Most, Report SaysThe founder of an association of international law firm networks offers a predictable solution: joining a network of networks can help firms compete in a landscape of disruption.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
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